sd

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "# sd - `s`earch \u0026 `d`isplace\n\n`sd` is an intuitive find \u0026 replace CLI.\n\n## The Pitch\n\nWhy use it over any existing tools?\n\n*Painless regular expressions.* \u0026nbsp; `sd` uses regex syntax that you already know from JavaScript and Python. Forget about dealing with quirks of `sed` or `awk` - get productive immediately.\n\n*String-literal mode.* \u0026nbsp; Non-regex find \u0026 replace. No more backslashes or remembering which characters are special and need to be escaped.\n\n*Easy to read, easy to write.* \u0026nbsp; Find \u0026 replace expressions are split up, which makes them easy to read and write. No more messing with unclosed and escaped slashes.\n\n*Smart, common-sense defaults.* \u0026nbsp; Defaults follow common sense and are tailored for typical daily use.\n\n## Comparison to sed\n\nWhile sed does a whole lot more, sd focuses on doing just one thing and doing it well. Here are some cherry-picked examples where sd shines.\n\nSimpler syntax for replacing all occurrences:\n  - sd: `sd before after`\n  - sed: `sed s/before/after/g`\n\nReplace newlines with commas:\n  - sd: `sd -A \u0027\\n\u0027 \u0027,\u0027`\n  - sed: `sed \u0027:a;N;$!ba;s/\\n/,/g\u0027`\n\n  Note: this requires `-A` (across mode) since `\\n` is a cross-line pattern.\n\nExtracting stuff out of strings containing slashes:\n  - sd: `echo \"sample with /path/\" | sd \u0027.*(/.*/)\u0027 \u0027$1\u0027`\n  - sed: `echo \"sample with /path/\" | sed -E \u0027s/.*(\\\\/.*\\\\/)/\\1/g\u0027`\n    \n    With sed, you can make it better with a different delimiter,\n    but it is still messy:\n    \n    `echo \"sample with /path/\" | sed -E \u0027s|.*(/.*/)|\\1|g\u0027`\n\nIn place modification of files:\n  - sd: `sd before after file.txt`\n  - sed: `sed -i -e \u0027s/before/after/g\u0027 file.txt`\n    \n    With sed, you need to remember to use `-e` or else some\n    platforms will consider the next argument to be a backup suffix.\n\n## Benchmarks\n\n**Simple replacement on ~1.5 gigabytes of JSON**\n\n```sh\nhyperfine --warmup 3 --export-markdown out.md \\\n  \u0027sed -E \"s/\\\"/\u0027\"\u0027\"\u0027/g\" *.json \u003e /dev/null\u0027 \\\n  \u0027sed    \"s/\\\"/\u0027\"\u0027\"\u0027/g\" *.json \u003e /dev/null\u0027 \\\n  \u0027sd     \"\\\"\" ",
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