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Consider merging efforts with another project #351
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While looking for a rust implementation of sed, I found this project: https://github.com/vyavdoshenko/red/
It is also a rust implementation of sed, also MIT licensed, but seems to have full compatibility with GNU sed. It would be nice if this project could be picked up by the uutils team, because right now, it appears to be maintained by a single guy. It would also benefit this project - seems like this implementation is far more complete in terms of GNU compatibility.
Reacted by Volodymyr Yavdoshenko
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oech3 commentedon Apr 3, 2026
cc @vyavdoshenko
vyavdoshenko commentedon Apr 3, 2026
I’ve spent a significant amount of time working toward full compatibility with GNU sed, aiming for 100% behavioral parity. That was the primary focus, and I believe I got quite far in that direction.
That said, performance is an area that still needs a lot of work and continuous improvement.
At the moment, I unfortunately don’t have enough time or resources to actively continue development on this project. I’d be very happy to see others step in and help push it forward - especially in terms of performance and further refinements.