https://blog.sanctum.geek.nz/actually-using-ed/

On Wed, 12 Aug 2026 at 13:04, Kevin Chadwick <[email protected]>
> wrote:
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>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>>
>> > I have found that there is very little need for ed(1) if you know
>> sed(1).
>> > And sed(1) has a lot more day-to-day usefulness so there's a better
>> chance
>> > of that knowledge sticking.
>>
>> Funnily enough I find ed syntax to be better than sed personally
>>
>> echo ",s/autoLogin:\tkev/autoLogin:\tkc-web/\nw" | /bin/ed -s
>> /etc/X11/xenodm/xenodm-config
>>
>> --
>> All the best,
>>              Kevin Chadwick
>>
>>

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