sed
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Sed Commands
Sed command syntax with verified terminal examples.
Commands
27 commands for Sed
sed Operations
Sed Command: Custom Delimiter In Sed
<command> | sed '<s#////#____#g>' sed Operations
Sed Command: Delay File Opening Sed Function W
<command> | sed -fa <path/to/script.sed> sed Operations
Sed Command: Delay File Opening With Sed Script
<command> | sed -fa <path/to/script.sed> sed Operations
Sed Command: Delay Opening Files With W Function
<command> | sed -fa <path/to/script.sed> sed Operations
Sed Command: Delete Blank Lines From File
sed -i '/^[[:space:]]*$/d' <path/to/file> sed Operations
Sed Command: Delete Lines With Backup File
sed -i.orig '1,5d' <path/to/file> sed Operations
Sed Command: Execute Script File Sed
<command> | sed -f <path/to/script_file.sed> sed Operations
Sed Command: Execute Sed Script File
<command> | sed -f <path/to/script.sed> sed Operations
Sed Command: Execute Sed Script File Output
<command> | sed -f <path/to/script.sed> sed Operations
Sed Command: Insert Line At Beginning File
sed -i '1i\your new line text\' <path/to/file> sed Operations
Sed Command: Multiple Substitutions In Sed
<command> | sed -e '<s/apple/mango/g>' -e '<s/orange/lime/g>' sed Operations
Sed Command: Print First Line
<command> | sed -n '1p' sed Operations
Sed Command: Print First Line Of Input
<command> | sed -n '1p' sed Operations
Sed Command: Print First Line Output
<command> | sed -n '1p' sed Operations
Sed Command: Print First Line Sed
<command> | sed -n '1p' sed Operations
Sed Command: Print First Line To Stdout
<command> | sed -n '1p' sed Search
Sed Command: Replace Apple With Apple Uppercase Extended Regex
<command> | sed -E 's/(apple)/\U\1/g' sed Search
Sed Command: Replace Apple With Apple Uppercase Extended Regex Output
<command> | sed -E 's/(apple)/\U\1/g' sed Operations
Sed Command: Replace Apple With Mango
<command> | sed 's/apple/mango/g' sed Search
Sed Command: Replace Apple With Mango Basic Regex
<command> | sed 's/apple/mango/g' sed Search
Sed Command: Replace Apple With Mango Basic Regex In Place
sed -i 's/apple/mango/g' <path/to/file> sed Search
Sed Command: Replace Apple With Mango Basic Regex Output
<command> | sed 's/apple/mango/g' sed Operations
Sed Command: Replace Apple With Mango In File Overwrite
sed -i 's/apple/mango/g' <path/to/file> sed Operations
Sed Command: Replace Apple With Mango In File With Backup
sed -i bak 's/apple/mango/g' <path/to/file> sed Operations
Sed Command: Replace Text Apple To Mango File
sed -i 's/apple/mango/g' <path/to/file> sed Operations
Sed Command: Substitute Text Apple To Mango Stdout
<command> | sed 's/apple/mango/g' sed Search
Sed Command: Turn On Gnu Regex Extension
<command> | sed -fg <path/to/script.sed> Suggest a Sed Command
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Coverage: Focused examples for common Sed workflows.
Verified version: current stable LTS.
Verification: Test commands in a disposable workspace and submit notes for edge cases.