>> I just wonder why Edit is a built-in... I would prefer piping to (streamed) sam...
>> wouldn't that be a cleaner solution?

>  First, there isn't a streamed sam, and second, streaming only works
>  for one file.  Second, you *can* stream text through commands; I do it
>  all the time.  (|fmt, |sort, |tr A-Z a-z, etc.  etc.)

So do I. I was just curious why there is a built-in Edit instead of having "a better sed" ... I thought of Acme
as of an environment (say, glue), not a text teditor. Would love to have Plan 9 like a "LEGO" (TM), and more: single 
piece for every "task".... maybe stupid, but I would love sed with capabilities of Edit...

PS: I'm going to test the posted wrappers to Sam, and then, hopefully, forget of Edit, and |sed   ;-)
++pac