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From: berry@hq.af.mil (J.D.Berry)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: UNIX Editor Requirement
Message-ID: <1603@hq.af.mil>
Date: 8 Jun 90 20:14:02 GMT
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Organization: Air Force HQ, The Pentagon
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Basically, I need TED (on Honeywell) functionality on an IBM
mainframe...

Could someone tell me which LINE editor exists in the UNIX environment
which will allow the following: 

-  Access column by number and change data within those specified columns.
   example:  sed 's/(13)8/45/g'  - wherever there is an '8' in column 13
								   replace it with a '45' 
   
-  The inserting of blank spaces before/after any column, without 
   losing the data in that column.

-  The capability of modifying files of up to 1,044,480 bytes.

-  Buffer capabilities.
     (Create, display, delete, move, substitute, save, execute
	 commands, etc...) 

-  Special characters.

-  Creation of editor macros.

Does such an animal exist or is there anything close?  ed just doesn't
do it, and I need a line editor.

Thanks in advance,
Jim

berry@hq.af.mil





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Jim Berry  
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"Over Macho Grande?"         
"No, I don't think I'll ever get over Macho Grande."