\vTITLE="SED PDA Reference Card"\v
\c\B\lSED PDA Reference Card\l\B\c
\cSED, A Stream-oriented Editor\c
\c[Condensed from:\c
\cSed & Awk Pocket Reference\c
\cİ 2000; by Arnold Robbins;\c
\cISBN: 1-56592729-X ]\c
\cby Jesus Monroy, Jr.  (didgood.com)\c

\p\BNOTE:\B sed has two (2) internal buffers - "pattern space" (p-space) and "hold space" (h-space). 
\p\BCommand-Line Syntax\B

sed [-n] [-e] 'command' file(s)

sed [-n] -f scriptfile file(s)

\p\c\BSyntax of Commands\B\c
\Bgeneral form:\B
[addr[,addr]][!] cmd [arg]

"addr" can be a line number, a symbol or a regular expression.

"cmd" - commands as listed below.

"arg" - apply only to certain commands (b, t, r, w & s).

\Bmulti-command form:\B
[/pattern/[,/pattern/]] [!]{
cmd1
cmd2
}

\p\c\BExamples\B\c
s/xx/yy/g
    subs. all lines (all occurrences)

/BSD/d
    delete lines containing BSD

/^BEGIN/,/^END/p
    print between BEGIN & END, incl.

/SAVE/!d
    delete lines without SAVE

/BEGIN/,/END/!s/xx/yy/g
    subs. all lines, except between

\p\c\BGroup Summary\B\c

\BBasic editing\B
a\\        append after line
c\\        replace (usually block)
i\\        insert before line
d        delete
s        substitution
y        translate chars (like tr)

\BLine information\B
=        line number
l        control chars (ASCII)
p        entire line(s) (or bound line)

\BInput/output processing\B
n        output current, get next
r        read another file to p-space
w        write to another file
q        quit now!

\BYanking and putting\B
h        copy & overwrite h-space
H        copy & append h-space
g        get h-space & overwrite
G        get h-space & append
x        eXchange h-space & p-space

\BBranching commands\B
b        branch to label or end
t        substitute, then branch
:label    label to branch to

\BMultiline input processing\B
N        append next line to p-space
D        delete 1st part of p-space
P        print 1st part of p-space

\p\BAlphabetic Summary\B
#        comment, except #n
:        label to branch to
=        line number
a        append after line
b        branch to label or end
c        replace (usually block)
d        delete
D        delete 1st part of p-space
g        get h-space & overwrite
G        get h-space & append
h        copy & overwrite h-space
H        copy & append h-space
i        insert before line
l        control chars (ASCII)
n        output current, get next
N        append next line to p-space
p        entire line(s) (or bound line)
P        print 1st part of p-space
q        quit now!
r        read another file to p-space
s        substitution
t        substitute, then branch
w        write to another file
x        eXchange h-space & p-space
y        translate chars (like tr)