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From: hansm@cs.kun.nl (Hans Mulder)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell
Subject: Re: sed newlines
Message-ID: <2682@wn1.sci.kun.nl>
Date: 23 Jan 91 17:53:53 GMT
References: <2056@kluge.fiu.edu>
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In article <2056@kluge.fiu.edu> acmfiu@serss0.fiu.edu (ACMFIU) asks:
>in a sed replacement expression, how can i insert a newline character?

Bourne shell and derivatives:

sed 's/foo/bar\
bletch/'

C shell and derivatives:

sed 's/foo/bar\\
bletch/'

This is on a Sun3 running SunOS 4.1.1 if it matters.


Have a nice day,

Hans Mulder	hansm@cs.kun.nl