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diff --git a/bin/eds.sh b/bin/eds.sh
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+# Create and edit executable scripts in a directory EDSPATH (defaults to ~/.local/bin)
+
+# Need at least one script name
+if [ "$#" -eq 0 ] ; then
+    printf >&2 'eds: Need at least one script name\n'
+    exit 2
+fi
+
+# Create the script directory if it doesn't exist yet
+ep=${EDSPATH:-$HOME/.local/bin}
+if ! [ -d "$ep" ] ; then
+    mkdir -p -- "$ep" || exit
+fi
+
+# Warn if that's not in $PATH
+case :$PATH: in
+    *:"$ep":*) ;;
+    *)
+        printf >&2 'eds: warning: %s not in PATH\n' "$ep"
+        ;;
+esac
+
+# Prepend the path to each of the names given if they don't look like options
+for arg ; do
+    [ -n "$reset" ] || set -- && reset=1
+    case $arg in
+        --)
+            optend=1
+            set -- "$@" "$arg"
+            continue
+            ;;
+        -*)
+            if [ -z "$optend" ] ; then
+                set -- "$@" "$arg"
+                continue
+            fi
+            ;;
+    esac
+    optend=1
+    set -- "$@" "$ep"/"$arg"
+done
+
+# Run the editor over the arguments
+"${VISUAL:-"${EDITOR:-ed}"}" "$@"
+
+# Make any created scripts executable if they now appear to be files
+for script ; do
+    [ -f "$script" ] || continue
+    chmod +x -- "$script"
+done