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From: ked@garnet.berkeley.edu (Earl H. Kinmonth)
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Subject: Re: double spacing a file w/ SED
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Date: 22 Apr 89 23:48:12 GMT
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In article <28000@conexch.UUCP> chris@conexch.UUCP (Chris Bailey) writes:
>How can I double space a file using SED?  I have tried SED s/$/$$/g but t
>that does not work.  I am doing this on an IBM PC, so my version of SED
>may not be perfect.  Any ideas?

S='
s/.*/\
&/
'
sed -e "$S" $@

with the MKS Toolkit sed should work.  It does under **IX, and I've
never had conversion problems from **IX to MKS sed.  I can't speak to
other PeeCee sed(s).