Linux & Command Line

sed

/sed/

Definition

Stream Editor — a command-line tool applying text transformations (substitute, delete, insert) to each line.

Example in context

"sed 's/http:/https:/g' config.txt replaces all http: with https: in the file."

Related terms

Practice this term

Master sed in context by working through exercises in the Linux & Command Line module. You'll see the term used in real engineering scenarios with multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and matching drills.