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by rdtsc 6009 days ago
Yes, thank you. Forgot to qualify that -i is only in GNU sed.

But I think it is in GNU sed for a reason -- it is a practical shortcut. The only thing I use sed for is to do search and replaces. If the command spanned 2 lines or had pipes and redirects a lot of people just wouldn't remember it.

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I agree. It's very practical.
All pollution is practical, it takes discipline to dispose of waste properly.
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