https://old.reddit.com/r/linuxmasterrace/comments/51t7z6/calling_all_linux_copypastas/d7f347o/

Regexing with several editors:

ed:

> ?
> ?
> ?

acme:

> Oh, I want to execute a regular expression on my text here.
> Here I go.
> I take my mouse hand off my keys.
> I move my mouse hand to my mouse
> I grip the mouse with my mouse hand
> I move the mouse to the tab strip on top of the editing buffer
> I click the tab strip
> I release the mouse
> I move my mouse hand to the keys
> I write the regex
> I take my mouse hand off the keys
> I move my mouse hand to my mouse
> I grip the mouse and press da butans
> I drag the mouse over the regex to highlight it
> I release da butans
> I watch as my regex hopefully does what it needs to do on the first try.
> I move the mouse to the editing buffer to continue inputting text
> I release the mouse
> I move my mouse hand to the keys
> I FINALLY start typing again.

Emacs:

> press both foot pedals
> press meta shift control sysrq
> play the moonlight sonata on the two extra keyboards while requesting
  Regex-Mode with the headstick.
> hit the electric cymbals strapped under my arm and while putting the
  shift-stick I have gripped tightly with my sphincter into turbo mode.
> signal my two assistants to turn their keys in unison, NOW!
> input the regex
> release all keys and watch as emacs gracefully rearranges the text

vim:

> escape or equivalent
> :%s/foo/bar/g
> enter
> continue editing