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GNU implementation of the famous stream editor. Version 4.10 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-22.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install gnu-sed

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add sed

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · sed · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install sed

Debian stable package indexes · sed · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install sed

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · sed · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S sed

Arch Linux sync databases · sed · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install sed

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · sed · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

GNU implementation of the famous stream editor

Commands and aliases

  • sed

history

Project history and usage

GNU sed is the GNU implementation of sed, the Unix stream editor. It is a non-interactive command-line text editor used to transform text from files or pipelines.

Project history

GNU sed carries forward the sed model of scripted, line-oriented editing. The GNU manual documents it as a stream editor that makes one pass over input, distinguishing it from interactive editors while keeping the ed-like idea of applying commands to selected text.

The GNU sed repository README describes the package as the GNU implementation of the Unix stream editor and points users to the GNU website, NEWS file, ChangeLog, AUTHORS, and installed Info/man documentation. The manual copyright history begins in 1998 and the documented command set grew to include GNU extensions such as in-place editing, separate-file processing, sandbox mode, null-data processing, and extended regular-expression options.

Adoption history

sed is a standard part of shell programming culture, and GNU sed became the expected sed on many GNU/Linux systems. Its behavior also matters on macOS and BSD systems because developers often install GNU sed through package managers when scripts depend on GNU extensions rather than the platform sed.

How it is used

Practitioners use GNU sed for one-liners, build scripts, packaging scripts, log processing, generated-file edits, substitutions, deletions, selected printing, and in-place changes. Common workflows pass a script directly on the command line, load scripts with -f, read standard input in a pipeline, or combine sed with find, sort, grep, awk, and shell loops.

Why package nerds care

GNU sed is a package-ecosystem stress test because tiny semantic differences affect thousands of scripts. Options such as -i, -E, -z, --posix, and --sandbox are small command-line details that determine whether a script is portable, GNU-specific, or safer to run on generated input.

Timeline

  • 1998: GNU sed manual copyright history begins.
  • 2018: Version 4.6 notes record output-buffering improvements and clearer command diagnostics.
  • 2022: Version 4.9 notes include fixes for very large inputs and Unicode matching.
  • 2026: Version 4.10 notes describe security and correctness fixes in global substitution and in-place symlink handling.

Related projects

  • GNU sed sits beside grep, awk, ed, Perl, and shell as part of the classic Unix text-processing toolkit.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:stream

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
sedcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-07
manager version4.10
manager updated2026-04-22
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://www.gnu.org/software/sed/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:gnu-sed
Version4.10
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gnu-sed
Homepagehttps://www.gnu.org/software/sed/
Repositoryhttps://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/sed.git
Upstream docshttps://www.gnu.org/software/sed/manual/sed.html
LicenseGPL-3.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnu/sed/sed-4.10.tar.xz
Last updated2026-04-22T14:27:47Z
Pulseupdated
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared
CaveatsGNU "sed" has been installed as "gsed". If you need to use it as "sed", you can add a "gnubin" directory to your PATH from your bashrc like: PATH="$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/gnu-sed/libexec/gnubin:$PATH"

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namegnu-sed
Aliases
  • gsed
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt92%

sed 4.9-2+deb13u1

GNU stream editor for filtering/transforming text

https://www.gnu.org/software/sed/

sudo apt install sed
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Sed
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: sed from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Ubuntu apt92%

sed 4.9-2build1

GNU stream editor for filtering/transforming text

https://www.gnu.org/software/sed/

sudo apt install sed
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Sed
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: sed from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk92%

sed 4.10-r0

GNU stream editor

https://www.gnu.org/software/sed

sudo apk add sed
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: sed
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Sed
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sed from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk92%

sed-doc 4.10-r0

GNU stream editor (documentation)

https://www.gnu.org/software/sed

sudo apk add sed-doc
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: sed
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Sed
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sed-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf92%

sed 4.10-1.fc45

A GNU stream text editor

http://sed.sourceforge.net/

sudo dnf install sed
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: sed
  • 4 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Sed
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: sed from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman92%

sed 4.10-1

GNU stream editor

https://www.gnu.org/software/sed/

sudo pacman -S sed
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 2 dependencies
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Sed
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: sed from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/core/os/x86_64/core.db.tar.gz
zypper92%

sed 4.10-1.2

A Stream-Oriented Non-Interactive Text Editor

https://www.gnu.org/software/sed/

sudo zypper install sed
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: System/Base
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: sed
  • 3 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Sed
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: sed from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper92%

sed-lang 4.10-1.2

Translations for package sed

https://www.gnu.org/software/sed/

sudo zypper install sed-lang
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: System/Localization
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: sed
  • 1 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Sed
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: sed-lang from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
Chocolatey92%

sed

choco install sed
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Sed
Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: sed from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','scriptcs'
Scoop92%

main/sed

scoop install main/sed
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Sed
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/sed.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget92%

mbuilov.sed

winget install --id mbuilov.sed -e
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Sed
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: mbuilov.sed from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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source trail

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This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

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  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
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