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Date:      Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:32:39 +0000
From:      Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>
To:        src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-branches@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   git: 9ade902dfef2 - stable/14 - sed.1: Adjust examples to fit in one line + SPDX
Message-ID:  <6a7381c7.33c12.1738cd2f@gitrepo.freebsd.org>

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The branch stable/14 has been updated by ziaee:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=9ade902dfef25337c6832eac48ba08a37e5d3f54

commit 9ade902dfef25337c6832eac48ba08a37e5d3f54
Author:     Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2025-06-15 02:51:05 +0000
Commit:     Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-08-05 16:06:23 +0000

    sed.1: Adjust examples to fit in one line + SPDX
    
    Examples were previously overflowing at MANWIDTH 80. Keep the same
    complexity but use shorter phrases to make them easier to read. Tag
    SPDX while here.
    
    MFC after:              3 days
    Reviewed by:            bcr
    Discussed with:         emaste
    Differential Revision:  https://reviews.freebsd.org/D50867
    
    (cherry picked from commit 3cb2a7e01e13c866d7c4bb55da8f229233c0cd7c)
---
 usr.bin/sed/sed.1 | 11 +++++++----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/usr.bin/sed/sed.1 b/usr.bin/sed/sed.1
index 90b23e2834de..8d54804b826d 100644
--- a/usr.bin/sed/sed.1
+++ b/usr.bin/sed/sed.1
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+.\"
+.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+.\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1992, 1993
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
 .\"
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@
 .\"
 .\"	@(#)sed.1	8.2 (Berkeley) 12/30/93
 .\"
-.Dd December 17, 2024
+.Dd June 14, 2025
 .Dt SED 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -599,17 +602,17 @@ with
 .Ql baz
 when piped from another command:
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
-echo "An alternate word, like bar, is sometimes used in examples." | sed 's/bar/baz/'
+echo "use bar in examples" | sed 's/bar/baz/'
 .Ed
 .Pp
 Using backlashes can sometimes be hard to read and follow:
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
-echo "/home/example" | sed  's/\\/home\\/example/\\/usr\\/local\\/example/'
+echo "/bin/bash" | sed 's/\\/bin\\/bash/\\/bin\\/sh/'
 .Ed
 .Pp
 Using a different separator can be handy when working with paths:
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
-echo "/home/example" | sed 's#/home/example#/usr/local/example#'
+echo "/bin/bash" | sed 's#/bin/bash#/bin/sh#'
 .Ed
 .Pp
 Replace all occurrences of


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