In ed it is trivial to edit either side of a line such as changing the line, I use sam and ed to, echo "I use sam and ed." simply with, g/.*/s//echo "&."/ I am trying to figure out how to do the same in sam.  ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/Te7fcdc06a68bb777-M760f05e7ade2bc65818fe6e1 Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription