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21 of the Best Free Linux Text Editors (LinuxLinks)21 of the Best Free Linux Text Editors (LinuxLinks)Posted Aug 29, 2008 9:17 UTC (Fri) by branden (guest, #7029)In reply to: 21 of the Best Free Linux Text Editors (LinuxLinks) by AJWM Parent article: 21 of the Best Free Linux Text Editors (LinuxLinks)
ed is a more appropriate tool than sed for noninteractive editing when the file to be manipulated is free-form and/or you need to go backwards.
I wouldn't rule anything as beyond sed's capabilities, since thanks to its hold buffer, label and branching features, it's probably Turing-complete. But I think ed is a better (and more idiomatic) fit for the scenarios I mentioned.
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