Date:	Tue, 23 Feb 1999 18:38:24 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	Dave Bird <dave AT xemu DOT demon DOT co DOT uk>
cc:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: silly question (I read the FAQ first).
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On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, Dave Bird wrote:

>  Which zipfile contains "ed"?

v2gnu/ed-02b.zip.

>  I don't seem to have it, and I can't
>  see from the FAQ which extra zipfile I need to get it.

The FAQ doesn't list all the packages, only the major ones.  Every 
SimTel.NET mirror has a 00_index.txt file in every directory, which is a 
full list of files with a short description.

>  But DOS edit does not show line numbers. So I reached for "ed" and.....

A much better choice is to use an editor that can parse the error 
messages directly and land you right on the offending line.  Emacs is one 
such editor; RHIDE is another.

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