How to use ed - the original text editor

Posted on Fri 03 January 2025 in tech • Tagged with ed, unix

How to use ed

ed file.txt
1,$p         # Print all lines.
3d           # Delete line 3.
$s/foo/bar/g # Replace "foo" with "bar" in all lines.
w            # Save changes.
q            # Quit the editor.
i            # insert previous line
a            # append next line