--- append_db.orig	Sun Dec  3 11:06:24 1995
+++ append_db	Sun Dec  3 10:58:45 1995
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 fi
 
 # we need to escape / in the dirname for ed, as wee search for it with /../.
-ed $db_file > /dev/null 2>&1 <<-eof
+ex $db_file > /dev/null 2>&1 <<-eof
 	/^`echo $dir | sed 's@/@\\\\/@g;s/\\./\\\\./g'`:\$/a
 	$file
 	.
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 
 if [ $? != 0 ]; then
 	cat >> $db_file <<-eof
+
 		$dir:
 		$file
 	eof