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The stream editor, sed, is a noninteractive editor. It interprets a script and performs the actions in the script. sed is stream-oriented because, like many Unix programs, input flows through the program and is directed to standard output. For example, sort is stream-oriented; vi is not. sed's input typically comes from a file or pipe but it can also be taken from the keyboard. Output goes to the screen by default but can be captured in a file or sent through a pipe instead. GNU sed can edit files that use multibyte character sets. 10.1.1. Typical Uses of sed
10.1.2. sed Operationsed operates as follows:
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