From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 25 22:22:24 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD87B16A417 for ; Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:22:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from igloo.linux.gr (igloo.linux.gr [62.1.205.36]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF35713C457 for ; Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:22:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from kobe.laptop (dialup129.ach.sch.gr [81.186.70.129]) (authenticated bits=128) by igloo.linux.gr (8.14.1/8.14.1/Debian-9) with ESMTP id l8PMLwHj004484 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:22:11 +0300 Received: from kobe.laptop (kobe.laptop [127.0.0.1]) by kobe.laptop (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id l8PMLrv3002614; Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:21:55 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: (from keramida@localhost) by kobe.laptop (8.14.1/8.14.1/Submit) id l8PMLmiX002613; Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:21:48 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:21:48 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: Gary Kline Message-ID: <20070925222147.GB2513@kobe.laptop> References: <20070925013723.GA50027@thought.org> <200709250931.05367.nvass@teledomenet.gr> <20070925165844.GD50519@thought.org> <200709252038.50704.nvass@teledomenet.gr> <20070925182855.GH50519@thought.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070925182855.GH50519@thought.org> X-Hellug-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Hellug-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-3.904, required 5, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -1.80, AWL 0.49, BAYES_00 -2.60) X-Hellug-MailScanner-From: keramida@ceid.upatras.gr X-Spam-Status: No Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sed question... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:22:24 -0000 On 2007-09-25 11:28, Gary Kline wrote: > Thank you! This will help me de-code that sed one-liner that was > evidently written by a sedexpert. The linux pages help further, but > I've found some soild tutorials. Hi Gary. A word of caution there... If you plan to use GNU/Linux manpages for learning sed(1) be _very_ cautious for GNU/Linux-specific parts. There are subtle, yet possibly important differences between GNU/Linux sed and BSD sed. But I'm sure you know that already, right? :-) Cheers, Giorgos