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I think sed pretty much displaced ed. I still use ed but sed offers the same functionality and it's easier to script. One exception is the j command for joini
by ythapa 14y ago
I think sed pretty much displaced ed. I still use ed but sed offers the same functionality and it's easier to script. One exception is the j command for joining lines.
For better or worse, in some of today's base Linux distributions, you might find ed missing. You will almost always find sed though.