Sed

standard UNIX utility for editing streams of data
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Sed

Summary

Sed is a computer program[1]. Sed has Wikipedia articles in 32 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Sed was influenced by ed[3].
  • Sed's instance of is recorded as computer program[4].
  • Sed's instance of is recorded as standard UNIX utility or command[5].
  • Sed's instance of is recorded as batch editor[6].
  • Sed's instance of is recorded as scripting language[7].
  • Sed's based on is recorded as ed[8].
  • Sed's developer is recorded as Lee E. McMahon[9].
  • Sed's designed by is recorded as Lee E. McMahon[10].
  • Sed's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[11].
  • +1974-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Sed[12].
  • Sed's introduced feature is recorded as text editing[13].
  • Sed's described at URL is recorded as http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/sed.html[14].
  • Sed's readable file format is recorded as Sed script file[15].
  • Sed's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/sed[16].
  • Sed's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://unix.stackexchange.com/tags/sed[17].
  • Sed's different from is recorded as GNU sed[18].
  • Sed's programming paradigm is recorded as data-driven programming[19].
  • Sed's reads environment variable is recorded as LANG[20].
  • Sed's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_ALL[21].
  • Sed's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_COLLATE[22].
  • Sed's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_CTYPE[23].
  • Sed's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_MESSAGES[24].
  • Sed's reads environment variable is recorded as NLSPATH[25].
  • Sed's has command line option is recorded as e[26].
  • Sed's has command line option is recorded as f[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include computer program[4], standard UNIX utility or command[5], batch editor[6], and scripting language[7].

Origins

+1974-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Sed[12].

Movements and Schools

Sed was influenced by ed[3].

Why It Matters

Sed has Wikipedia articles in 32 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . sed.sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sed.sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . sed.sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sed.sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Sed. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/sed
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_sed_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Sed}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/sed}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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