Annotation of 42BSD/usr.lib/learn/editor/L16.1a, revision 1.1

1.1     ! root        1: #print
        !             2: When you are typing after an 'append' command,
        !             3: the editor is no longer listening for its ordinary commands.
        !             4: Between 'a' and '.' none of your usual 'p', 'w', or 'q'
        !             5: commands are recognized.  The only thing that will make the
        !             6: editor wake up is to type '.' alone on a line.  So to type in
        !             7: text, then print it, you must go through a sequence like
        !             8:   ex file
        !             9:   a
        !            10:   input text
        !            11:   .
        !            12:   1,$p
        !            13:   wq
        !            14: and you must not type the "1,$p" until you have typed
        !            15: the '.'.  Do you understand?  Will the sequence
        !            16:   ex junk
        !            17:   a
        !            18:   input line
        !            19:   $=
        !            20:   .
        !            21:   wq
        !            22: print the number of the last line typed in?  If you don't
        !            23: know, try it.  Then type 'yes' or 'no'.
        !            24: #copyin
        !            25: #user
        !            26: #uncopyin
        !            27: #match no
        !            28: #log
        !            29: #next
        !            30: 16.1b 10
        !            31: 16.2a 5

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