MPE/iX Shell and Utilities Reference Manual, Vol 1

ed(1) MPE/iX Shell and Utilities ed(1)
FILES
ed uses the following files:
/tmp/e∗
This is the paging file. It holds a copy of the file being edited. You can change the
directory for temporary files using the environment variable TMPDIR (see
environ(3)).
ed.hup
ed writes the current buffer to this file when it receives a hang-up signal.
DIAGNOSTICS
Possible exit status values are:
0 Successful completion.
1 A non-usage error occurs
2 Usage error.
Messages
Message: ?
Cause: An error occurred while ed was in terse mode. This is the default.
Action: For a more verbose description of the error, type h. To switch to verbose mode,
type H.
Message: Addressed line out of range
Cause: You specified an address for a command that referenced a line that does not
exist.
Action: Modify the address given to correctly reference the desired lines.
Message: Badly constructed regular expression
Cause: You made an error in the syntax of a regular expression.
Action: Review the documentation on regular expressions (regexp(3)) and correct the
offending syntax.
Message: Badly formed name
Cause: You specified an improperly formed or missing file name with a command
which requires a file name as an argument (for example, e or f).
Action: Correct or provide the offending file name.
Message: command not allowed inside g, v, G, or V
Cause: You specified a command that cannot be used with the issued global command
(g, v, G,orV).
Action: Check the Commands subsection of this man page for a list of commands that
cannot be used with the various global commands
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