From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 10 07:40:35 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E35921065673 for ; Tue, 10 May 2011 07:40:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perryh@pluto.rain.com) Received: from agora.rdrop.com (agora.rdrop.com [IPv6:2607:f678:1010::34]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C577F8FC17 for ; Tue, 10 May 2011 07:40:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: from agora.rdrop.com (66@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by agora.rdrop.com (8.13.1/8.12.7) with ESMTP id p4A7eW6a003321 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Tue, 10 May 2011 00:40:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from perryh@pluto.rain.com) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by agora.rdrop.com (8.13.1/8.12.9/Submit) with UUCP id p4A7eWec003320; Tue, 10 May 2011 00:40:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: from fbsd61 by pluto.rain.com (4.1/SMI-4.1-pluto-M2060407) id AA21063; Tue, 10 May 11 00:38:49 PDT Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 00:38:23 -0700 From: perryh@pluto.rain.com To: bonomi@mail.r-bonomi.com Message-Id: <4dc8eb6f.BO3UkHiz+lg1yQIH%perryh@pluto.rain.com> References: <201105092127.p49LRHwK002399@mail.r-bonomi.com> In-Reply-To: <201105092127.p49LRHwK002399@mail.r-bonomi.com> User-Agent: nail 11.25 7/29/05 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: sterling@camdensoftware.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newbie Needing Help X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 07:40:36 -0000 Robert Bonomi wrote: > ... it was the _initials_ of the name 'isual interace" > to ed(1). To ed(1), or to ex(1)? (ed(1) being the older -- and by a considerable margin the lighter, which is why we even now keep it in /bin where it does not depend on /usr being mounted.) I remember "horsing around with ed" back when it was the _only_ editor available on Bell Labs' 6th edition.