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brew install ed v1.22.5 GPL-3.0-or-later keg-only

Classic UNIX line editor

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30-day installs · #3473
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90-day · #2768
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Caveats

All commands have been installed with the prefix "g".
If you need to use these commands with their normal names, you
can add a "gnubin" directory to your PATH from your bashrc like:
  PATH="$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/ed/libexec/gnubin:$PATH"

Keg-only reason

:provided_by_macos

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