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ed

Summary

ed is a standard UNIX utility or command[1]. ed ranks in the top 6% of standard_unix_utility_or_command entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (985 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • ed is the creator of Q1107006[3].
  • ed's instance of is recorded as standard UNIX utility or command[4].
  • ed's instance of is recorded as line editor[5].
  • ed's developer is recorded as Bell Labs[6].
  • ed's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[7].
  • ed's operating system is recorded as Q11368[8].
  • 1971 marks the founding of ed[9].
  • ed's introduced feature is recorded as text editing[10].
  • ed's described at URL is recorded as http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/ed.html[11].
  • ed's different from is recorded as Q9250256[12].
  • ed's reads environment variable is recorded as HOME[13].
  • ed's reads environment variable is recorded as LANG[14].
  • ed's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_ALL[15].
  • ed's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_COLLATE[16].
  • ed's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_CTYPE[17].
  • ed's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_MESSAGES[18].
  • ed's reads environment variable is recorded as NLSPATH[19].
  • ed's has command line option is recorded as p[20].
  • ed's has command line option is recorded as s[21].
  • ed's derivative work is recorded as Q305876[22].

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Authorship and Creation

ed is the creator of Q1107006[3].

Why It Matters

ed ranks in the top 6% of standard_unix_utility_or_command entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (985 views/month).[2] ed has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] ed is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 28d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1971-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Free software directory entry → Ed
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2537]]: Ed, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269572|batch #269572]]"
  2. 11w ago · Zyzzyxdonta · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1971-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Reads environment variable → HOME, LANG, LC_ALL +4
    Operating system → Unix-like operating system, Q11368
    Developer → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P737]]: [[Q1055723]]"
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