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1 | .NH |
2 | INTRODUCTION | |
3 | .PP | |
4 | Although | |
5 | .UX | |
6 | provides remarkably effective tools for text editing, | |
7 | that by itself is no guarantee | |
8 | that everyone will automatically | |
9 | make the most effective use of them. | |
10 | In particular, people who are not computer specialists _ | |
11 | typists, secretaries, casual users _ | |
12 | often use the system less effectively than they might. | |
13 | .PP | |
14 | This document is intended as a sequel to | |
15 | .ul | |
16 | A Tutorial Introduction to the UNIX Text Editor | |
17 | [1], | |
18 | providing explanations and examples of how to edit with less effort. | |
19 | (You should also be familiar with the material in | |
20 | .ul | |
21 | UNIX For Beginners | |
22 | [2].) | |
23 | Further information on all commands discussed here can be found in | |
24 | .ul | |
25 | The UNIX Programmer's Manual | |
26 | [3]. | |
27 | .PP | |
28 | Examples are based on observations | |
29 | of users | |
30 | and the difficulties they encounter. | |
31 | Topics covered include special characters in searches and substitute commands, | |
32 | line addressing, the global commands, | |
33 | and line moving and copying. | |
34 | There are also brief discussions of | |
35 | effective use | |
36 | of related tools, like those for file manipulation, | |
37 | and those based on | |
38 | .UL ed , | |
39 | like | |
40 | .UL grep | |
41 | and | |
42 | .UL sed . | |
43 | .PP | |
44 | A word of caution. | |
45 | There is only one way to learn to use something, | |
46 | and that is to | |
47 | .ul | |
48 | use | |
49 | it. | |
50 | Reading a description is no substitute | |
51 | for trying something. | |
52 | A paper like this one should | |
53 | give you ideas about what to try, | |
54 | but until you actually try something, | |
55 | you will not learn it. |