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     SSAM(1)                                                   SSAM(1)

     NAME
          ssam - stream interface to sam

     SYNOPSIS
          ssam [ -n ] [ -e script ] [ -f sfile ] [ file ... ]

     DESCRIPTION
          Ssam copies the named files (standard input default) to the
          standard output, edited by a script of sam commands (q.v.).
          When the script starts, the entire input is selected.  The
          -f option causes the script to be taken from file sfile. If
          there is a -e option and no -f, the flag -e may be omitted.
          The -n option suppresses the default output.

     EXAMPLES
          ssam -n ,10p file
               Print first 10 lines of file.

          ssam 'y/[a-zA-Z]+/ c/\n/' *.ms
               Print one word per line.

          ssam 's/\n\n+/\n/g'
               Delete empty lines from standard input.

          ssam 's/UNIX/& system/g'
               Replace every instance of `UNIX' by `UNIX system'.

          ssam 'y/[a-zA-Z]+/ c/\n/' | grep .
               Count frequency of words read from standard input.

     SOURCE
          /usr/local/plan9/bin/ssam

     SEE ALSO
          sed(1), sam(1), regexp(7)

          Rob Pike, ``The text editor sam''.

     BUGS
          Ssam consumes all of standard input before running the
          script.

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