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This directory contains GNU sed.
This sed may run slower than some UN*X seds but it supports a richer
regular expression language than many seds, and has fewer arbitrary
limits (for example, the hold space can grow arbitrarily).
A faster version of sed (and of the GNU regex library) is in the
works.
See the file INSTALL for compilation and installation instructions.
ABOUT BUGS
Before reporting a bug, please check the list of oft-reported non-bugs
(below).
Bugs and comments may be sent to bug-gnu-utils@prep.ai.mit.edu.
NONBUGS
* `sed -n' and `s/regex/replace/p'
Some versions of sed ignore the `p' (print) option of an `s' command
unless the `-n' command switch has been specified. Other versions
always honor the `p' option. GNU sed is the latter sort.
* regexp syntax clashes
GNU sed uses the Posix basic regular expression syntax. According to
the standard, the meaning of some escape sequences is undefined in
this syntax; notably `\|' and `\+'.
As in all GNU programs that use Posix basic regular expressions, sed
interprets these escape sequences as meta-characters. So, `x\+'
matches one or more occurences of `x'. `abc\|def' matches either
`abc' or `def'.
This syntax may cause problems when running scripts written for other
seds. Some sed programs have been written with the assumption that
`\|' and `\+' match the literal characters `|' and `+'. Such scripts
must be modified by removing the spurious backslashes if they are to
be used with GNU sed.
[If you have need of a free sed that understands the regexp
syntax of your choice, the source to GNU sed may be a good place to
start. Consider changing the call to re_set_syntax in function main
in `sed.c'. The file regex.h contains an explanation of the
supported syntax options.]