> However sed is perfect if you have spare time and want to write basic programs in unnecessarily complex way for fun. There are certain things that are diffic

> However sed is perfect if you have spare time and want to write basic programs in unnecessarily complex way for fun. There are certain things that are difficult to do in sed, but are much easier to do in ed. Though ed doesn't have the branch command and labels, having essentially random access throughout the file makes up for it.