Annotation of 42BSD/usr.lib/learn/editor/L3.1b, revision 1.1

1.1     ! root        1: #print
        !             2: A particularly important editor command
        !             3: is 'w' (write).  This writes whatever
        !             4: you are working on, including everything you
        !             5: have typed in or changed, into a file,
        !             6: so that you can work on it again later.
        !             7: If you try to quit from the editor without
        !             8: writing out your changes, the editor will complain.
        !             9: Generally it's wisest to leave the editor by typing
        !            10: 
        !            11: w
        !            12: q
        !            13: 
        !            14: rather than just 'q'.  I'll put you in the editor;
        !            15: type those two commands to leave.  Then type
        !            16: "ready".
        !            17: #create bpres
        !            18: Washington Adams Jefferson
        !            19: #create pres
        !            20: Washington Adams Jefferson
        !            21: #pipe
        !            22: ex +'set prompt noopt open' pres
        !            23: #user
        !            24: #unpipe
        !            25: #cmp pres bpres
        !            26: #succeed
        !            27: Note that the editor typed
        !            28:        "pres" 1 line, 27 characters
        !            29: This is the number of characters and lines it wrote into the file.
        !            30: This is reassuring - it tells you the write was successful.
        !            31: It also lets you compare these numbers with those it typed
        !            32: just before it gave you a ':'.
        !            33: #log
        !            34: #next
        !            35: 4.1a 10
        !            36: 4.2a 5

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