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From: carl@bdaemon.UUCP (carl)
Newsgroups: net.unix
Subject: Re: sed question
Message-ID: <308@bdaemon.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 30-Sep-85 12:36:31 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 30 12:36:31 1985
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> sed(1) allows you to give the script on the command line like this:
> 
> 	sed -e 'script' file1 > file2
> 
> Some of the sed commands, like a\ and i\ seem to need additional
> lines of input.  I know that if I use the "-f sedfile" option I
> can stash the commands in a file, but is there a way I can use
> "append" and "insert" with the -e option?
> -- 
> 	Jeff Percival ...!uwvax!uwmacc!jwp

Enter your commands like

	$ sed -e '
	> one or more lines
	> of script including
	> appends and inserts' file1 > file2

Note the UNIX secondary prompt and that you don't really need
the -e option.

Carl Brandauer
daemon associates, Inc.
1760 Sunset Boulevard
Boulder, CO 80302
303-442-1731
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