gnu-sed
Install command:
brew install gnu-sedAlso known as: gsed
GNU implementation of the famous stream editor
https://www.gnu.org/software/sed/
License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/gnu-sed.json
Formula code: gnu-sed.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| macOS on Apple Silicon |
golden gate | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| tahoe | ✅ | |
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| sonoma | ✅ | |
| macOS on Intel |
sonoma | ✅ |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 4.10 |
Binaries:
gsed
| GNU "sed" has been installed as "gsed". If you need to use it as "sed", you can add a "gnubin" directory to your PATH from your bashrc like: PATH="$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/gnu-sed/libexec/gnubin:$PATH" |
GitHub Packages downloads:
| Last 30 days | 167,826 |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 8,817,698 |
| Analytics install events (30 days) | 6,513 |
| Downloads / install events (30 days) | 25.8× |
Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-10T00:49:31Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-11 to 2026-11-10. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 6,506 | 18,299 | 120,582 |
Installs (--HEAD) | 7 | 21 | 107 |
| Installs on Request | 5,420 | 16,011 | 94,384 |
Installs on Request (--HEAD) | 7 | 21 | 105 |
| Build Errors | 1 |