if someone tells you to type ed don't do it

[nonewmsgs]

ed is not the text editor you are looking for. it just keeps giving ?s if someone tells you to ed just say "no".

[mattismyname]

+1 funny....

[Dr Small]

ed is a text editor, but it is a line-oriented text editor.
Looks like the syntax is similar to sed.

[DoktorSeven]

Ed, man! !man ed

[FuturePilot]

Ed, man! !man ed

Let's look at a typical novice's session with the mighty ed:

golem$ ed

?
help
?
?
?
quit
?
exit
?
bye
?
hello?
?
eat flaming death
?
^C
?
^C
?
^D
?

Funny, that's kind of what mine looked like

[Mr. Picklesworth]

Funny, that's kind of what mine looked like

Suddenly that question mark makes a lot more sense.

[hhhhhx]

xhhux@lucy:~$ ed
hi
?
ls
?
help
?
man help
?
please?
?
wtf?
?
ok
?
fine 
?
be that way
?

?

?
God, why does this thing even exist!???!?!?!?!??!!!
?
...

[Quillz]

I must be the only one here who has no idea what the joke is...

[hhhhhx]

I must be the only one here who has no idea what the joke is...

type ed in the terminal..

[Bachstelze]

Well, you guys ain't real programmers then