Input/Output Processing
Command | Action |
---|---|
e† | Execute commands. |
n | Skip current line and go to the next line. |
r | Read another file’s contents into the output stream. |
R † | Read one line from a file into the output. |
w | Write input lines to another file. |
W † | Write first line in pattern space to another file. |
q | Quit the sed script (no further output). |
Q † | Quit without printing the pattern space. |
v † | Require a specific version of GNU sed to run the script. |
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