Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcsun!ukc!acorn!moncam!emmo
From: emmo@moncam.co.uk (Dave Emmerson)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.wanted
Subject: SED-like substitution for PC
Keywords: SED
Message-ID: <307@marvin.moncam.co.uk>
Date: 18 Dec 89 12:45:57 GMT
Organization: Monotype ADG, Cambridge, UK
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Seasonal greetings!

I'm porting some stuff from BSD UNIX to a PC, and need something to
replace SED. Since there must almost certainly be something in the PD,
I see no point in re-inventing the wheel.

Only one of the functions is actually needed, SED -f patternfile datafile
which (for those not familiar) applies the all of the commands in patternfile
to the entire data file. The patternfile (in my application) consists entirely
of global substitution commands of the form :

s/this pattern/some other pattern/g

it can be hacked, if necessary, though I would rather hack some source
to make it accept this form.

Have a peaceful holiday!

Dave E.

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