#print Changing a whole line with the 'c' command is a slow way to work when you only want to change a few letters. The 's' (substitute) command changes the letters within a line. For example, the command s/abc/def/ will change a line reading xxxabc into one reading xxxdef by replacing the string 'abc' with 'def'. Try the following sequence which alters the first line of the file 'test' within this directory: ed test 1p s/months/years/ 1p w q ready #create Ref Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth ... #create test Four score and seven months ago our fathers brought forth ... #user #cmp test Ref #log #next 30.2b 5