# Install jed with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper Powerful editor for programmers. Version 0.99-19 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:jed ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install jed ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install jed ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: editors/jed/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install jed ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: jed from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install jed ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jed from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#jed ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/je/jed/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install jed ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: jed from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:jed - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.99-19 - **Source summary:** Powerful editor for programmers - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:03:49-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - jed (cli) - jed-script (cli) - jed (alias) - jed-script (alias) ## Dependencies - s-lang ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.99-19 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.jedsoft.org/jed/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage JED is John E. Davis's scriptable programmer's editor. The official homepage describes it as a freely available editor for Unix, VMS, MSDOS, OS/2, BeOS, QNX, and Windows platforms, designed for programmers but friendly enough for simple text editing. ### Project history JED grew out of Davis's long-running open-source software work alongside S-Lang, slrn, and most. Its defining technical choice is deep use of the S-Lang library and scripting language, which gives the editor programmable modes and an extension model. The official GitHub organization says the GitHub repositories are mirrors of the main repositories at jedsoft.org. The repository README points readers back to the jedsoft JED pages, S-Lang documentation, and the JED mailing list, so the canonical project identity remains tied to jedsoft.org. ### Adoption history JED became a durable package-manager editor because it is small, terminal-friendly, multi-platform, and scriptable without requiring Emacs or Vim. The batch input records packages in Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Ubuntu, and openSUSE, reflecting its long tail in Unix-like distributions. ### How it is used Users install JED as a console or lightweight graphical editor, configure it with ~/.jedrc on Unix-like systems, and extend it through S-Lang modes. The homepage highlights programmer editing, menus, email composition, and language-specific editing as normal use cases. ### Why package nerds care JED is package-nerd significant as a survivor from the older cross-platform editor ecosystem: it supports systems far beyond mainstream Unix, embeds its own scripting language stack, and provides an alternative for users who want a programmable editor without the weight or habits of larger editor families. ### Timeline - 1990s: The changes file records the long-running 0.99 snapshot and beta series. - 2006: The changes file records B0.99.17 snapshot activity. - 2017: The official homepage for JED version 0.99-19 was updated by John E. Davis. - 2020: The official documentation page was updated by John E. Davis. ### Related projects - Related projects include S-Lang, which supplies the scripting language and terminal-oriented library facilities, plus other Davis tools such as slrn and most that share the same small, portable Unix-tool sensibility. ### Sources - - - - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ~/.jedrc ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** jed - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - jed - 1:0.99.20~pre.189+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: jed from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | editor for programmers (textmode version) | https://www.jedsoft.org/jed/ - Debian apt - jed-common - 1:0.99.20~pre.189+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: jed-common from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | S-Lang runtime files for jed and xjed | https://www.jedsoft.org/jed/ - Debian apt - xjed - 1:0.99.20~pre.189+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: xjed from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | editor for programmers (x11 version) | https://www.jedsoft.org/jed/ - Nix - jed: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/je/jed/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - jed - 1:0.99.20~pre.180+dfsg-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: jed from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | editor for programmers (textmode version) | https://www.jedsoft.org/jed/ - Ubuntu apt - jed-common - 1:0.99.20~pre.180+dfsg-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: jed-common from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | S-Lang runtime files for jed and xjed | https://www.jedsoft.org/jed/ - Ubuntu apt - xjed - 1:0.99.20~pre.180+dfsg-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: xjed from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | editor for programmers (x11 version) | https://www.jedsoft.org/jed/ - dnf - jed - 0.99.19-36.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jed from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Fast, compact editor based on the S-Lang screen library | http://www.jedsoft.org/jed/ - zypper - jed - 0.99.19+git177.55b1d75-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: jed from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Small editor | http://www.jedsoft.org - MacPorts - jed: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: editors/jed/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [s-lang](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/s-lang/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ex-vi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ex-vi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-editor. - 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Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, lang, powerful. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/jed.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/jed.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph