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From: Etaoin Shrdlu <shrdlu@×××××××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] OT: sed on the commandline
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 13:07:26
Message-Id: 201102121216.p1CCG5OP030888@dcnode-02.unlimitedmail.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] OT: sed on the commandline by meino.cramer@gmx.de
1 On Sat, 12 Feb 2011 12:25:20 +0100 meino.cramer@×××.de wrote:
2
3 > Hi,
4 >
5 > I am trying to instruct sed to insert a line of text before
6 > a matched line. The whole command should fit into one
7 > physical (command) line.
8 >
9 > Is it possible? And how is it possible?
10
11 sed 's/matchingline/insertedline\n&/'