On Fri, 6 Aug 1999, Daniel R. Killoran,Ph.D. wrote:

> Paul Goyette wrote:
> 
> >How are you "rebooting" the system?
> >
> >If you just press the reboot button, then NetBSD doesn't have a
> >chance to update the directories on disk...  Use "shutdown -r
> >now" or "reboot" commands!
> 
> I type:
> 
> shutdown now
> 
> and wait until it is done (asks me for a shell or CR)
> Then I hit the power button on the back of the machine, then the start
> button on the keyboard.

I always screw up when I'm using "ed". Before :w :q, I like to
double-check the whole file with :1 <CR> <CR> repeatedly.

If there's really a bug in "ed", you should be able to reproduce it
without rebooting: "ed file" "cat file". Lotsa luck.