Annotation of 43BSD/usr.lib/learn/editor/L45.1a, revision 1.1.1.1

1.1       root        1: #print
                      2: There is one last class of substitutions that
                      3: you should know about:  converting one line 
                      4: into two or more by substituting a newline
                      5: into the middle.  Suppose you want to split the line
                      6:    Now is the time for all good men
                      7: into
                      8:    Now is the time
                      9:    for all good men
                     10: without re-typing.  The substitute command is
                     11:    s/time /time\
                     12:    /
                     13: The backslash indicates that a newline is to be
                     14: inserted at that point; the rest of the "s"
                     15: command is actually typed on a new line.
                     16: 
                     17: Practice by splitting the first line in file "btl" into
                     18: 
                     19: Bell Laboratories
                     20: Murray Hill, NJ 07974
                     21: 
                     22: using the "s" command as illustrated above.  Be sure to delete
                     23: the comma and space properly.  Re-write the file, then type "ready".
                     24: #create Ref
                     25: Bell Laboratories
                     26: Murray Hill, NJ 07974
                     27: #create btl
                     28: Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ 07974
                     29: #user
                     30: #cmp btl Ref
                     31: #log
                     32: #next
                     33: 45.1b

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