[TUHS] basic tools / Universal Unix

[arnold at skeeve.com]

Ralph Corderoy <ralph at inputplus.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi Arnold,
>
> > > I've idly considered an ed that also maintained a cursor within the
> > > line that could be used with vi-like commands.
> >
> > you want an ed with a cursor, you need only take GNU ed and hook it up
> > with GNU readline, and there you go.
>
> That would allow me to edit the command I'm entering, e.g. `,n'.  What
> I'm suggesting is the command I'm entering can manipulate the in-line
> cursor when I press Enter to submit the command.  I don't want
> interactive editing of lines in the file;  I know where to find that.
> :-)

I don't think I understand what you're getting at. It's been decades,
I think, since I last saw / used open mode, which is what I thought
you wanted, so I think I'm confused.

Oh well,

Arnold