# ed
> GNU line-oriented text editor, the standard Unix editor

## Summary
The standard Unix line-oriented text editor

## Capabilities
- Edit text files line by line
- Scriptable text editing via shell scripts
- Regex-based search and replace

## When to Use
- You need scriptable line-oriented text editing
- You want the classic Unix editing experience

## When NOT to Use
- You need a visual text editor

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Source: https://littlescripts.sh/tools/ed
