On Mon, Sep 08, 2008 at 02:06:02PM -0500, Brandon Casey wrote:
[...]
> I was just encountering this myself.
>
> sed can be fixed without the use of tr by replacing '\n' with an explicit newline like:
>
> sed -e 's/deerit./&\
> \
> \
> \
> /' -e "s/locavit,/locavit;/" < new6.txt > new8.txt
>
> Of course it doesn't fit on one line though.
I don't think replacing 2 lines with 10 is a big win (not counting a
possible comment explaining why it's necessary). I'd rather replaced
the thing with a Perl one-liner though, but that seems a bit frowned
upon, correct?
Arjen
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Arjen Laarhoven
The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to
those who think they've found it.
-- Terry Pratchett, "Monstrous Regiment"
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