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From: ugpolvin@cs.Buffalo.EDU (Joseph Polvino)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: A program called 'SED.COM' isn't what it seems!
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Date: 14 Mar 89 02:59:52 GMT
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Reply-To: ugpolvin@cs.Buffalo.EDU (Joseph Polvino)
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I have a program that was given to me named 'SED.COM'  It does not perform like
the UNIX sed command, but rather recalls previous commands to DOS by hitting
the up- and down-arrow keys.  It also allows one to edit previous entries with
left- and right-cursor keys as well as the INSERT nad DELETE keys.  Real good.

The question I have is:  I felt the program took command line qualifiers.  It
responds to  > SED (letter)  with a message like "SED: Illegal command" or
something like that.  Does anyone else know about this program, and maybe some
of the commands it takes?

Thanks much for all your help in advance!

- Joe


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