 | Chapter 10 The Sed Editor |  |
| Chapter 10 The Sed Editor | |
In the lists below, the sed commands are grouped by function and are described tersely. Full descriptions, including syntax and examples, can be found afterward in the alphabetical summary.
| a\ | Append text after a line. |
| c\ | Replace text (usually a text block). |
| i\ | Insert text after a line. |
| d | Delete lines. |
| s | Make substitutions. |
| y | Translate characters (like a UNIX tr). |
| = | Display line number of a line. |
| l | Display control characters in ASCII. |
| p | Display the line. |
| n | Skip current line and go to line below. |
| r | Read another file's contents into the input. |
| w | Write input lines to another file. |
| q | Quit the sed script (no further output). |
| h | Copy into hold space; wipe out what's there. |
| H | Copy into hold space; append to what's there. |
| g | Get the hold space back; wipe out the destination line. |
| G | Get the hold space back; append on line below. |
| x | Exchange contents of hold space and pattern space. |
| b | Branch to label or to end of script. |
| t | Same as b, but branch only after substitution. |
:label | Label branched to by t or b. |
| N | Read another line of input (creates embedded newline). |
| D | Delete up to the embedded newline. |
| P | Print up to the embedded newline. |
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| 10.3 Syntax of Sed Commands |  | 10.5 Alphabetical Summary of Sed Commands |
