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| Original author(s) | Bill Joy |
|---|---|
| Initial release | March 9, 1978 (as part of 1BSD) |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Unix |
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| Type | Text editor |
ex, short for extended,[1][2][better source needed] is a line editor for Unix systems originally written by Bill Joy[3] in 1976, beginning with an earlier program written by Charles Haley.[4] Multiple implementations of the program exist; they are standardized by POSIX.[5]
- ^ vi editor history:ex
- ^ "A Brief History of Vim:1976". Archived from the original on 2021-06-05. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ^ ex manual page
- ^ William N. Joy, Ex reference manual, November, 1977
- ^ – Shell and Utilities Reference, The Single UNIX Specification, Version 4 from The Open Group