sed Additional Options
Syntax
- -a - (BSD sed) Create / Truncate all files written to before processing
- -E | -r - Use Extended Regular Expressions
- -i | -I - Refer to the topic on In-Place Editing
- -l - (BSD sed) Use line-buffered output
- -l length - (GNU sed) Specify the length for
lcommand line-wrapping - -s - (GNU sed) Treat files as separate streams
- -u - Do not buffer the output
- -z - (GNU sed) Use the NUL character to separate records
- --quiet | --silent - (GNU sed) Synonyms for
-n - --expression=command - (GNU sed) Synonym for
-e - --file=command_file - (GNU sed) Synonym for
-f - --follow-symlinks - (GNU sed) Follow symlinks
- --in-place[=extension] - (GNU sed) Synonym for
-i - --line-length=length - (GNU sed) Synonym for
-l - --separate - (GNU sed) Synonym for
-s - --unbuffered - (GNU sed) Synonym for
-u - --null-data - (GNU sed) Synonym for
-z - --help - (GNU sed) Print usage
- --version - (GNU sed) Print version
Remarks
The -E option is to be standardized in the next major version, see the relevant issue.
