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# Installing Sed-4.0.9

The Sed package contains a stream editor.

    Approximate build time:  0.2 SBU
    Required disk space:     5.2 MB

Official download location for Sed (4.0.9):
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/sed/

For its installation Sed depends on: Bash, Binutils, Coreutils, Diffutils, GCC, Gettext, Glibc, Grep, Make, Texinfo.

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## Installation of Sed

Prepare Sed for compilation:

    ./configure --prefix=/usr --bindir=/bin

Compile the package:

    make

This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of checks to ensure it built correctly. Should you choose to run it, the following command will do so:

    make check

And install the package:

    make install

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## Contents of Sed

Installed program: sed

## Short description

sed is used to filter and transform text files in a single pass.

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