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diff --git a/doc/testscript.cli b/doc/testscript.cli index b68844b..c295a31 100644 --- a/doc/testscript.cli +++ b/doc/testscript.cli @@ -2653,16 +2653,17 @@ working directory unless the \c{-f} option is specified. \h#builtins-sed|\c{sed}| \ -sed [-n] [-i] -e <script> [<file>] +sed [-n] [-i] (-e <script>)... [<file>] \ Read text from \i{file}, make editing changes according to \i{script}, and -write the result to \c{stdout}. If \i{file} is not specified or is \c{-}, read -from \c{stdin}. If both \i{file} and the \c{-i} option are specified then edit -the \i{file} in place. Specifying \c{-i} when reading from \c{stdin} is +write the result to \c{stdout}. If multiple \i{scripts} are present, then they +are applied in the order specified. If \i{file} is not specified or is \c{-}, +read from \c{stdin}. If both \i{file} and the \c{-i} option are specified then +edit the \i{file} in place. Specifying \c{-i} when reading from \c{stdin} is illegal. -Note that this builtin implementation deviates significantly from POSIX +Note that this builtin implementation deviates substantially from POSIX \c{sed} (as described next). Most significantly, the regular expression flavor is ECMAScript (more specifically, ECMA-262-based C++11 regular expressions). @@ -2679,7 +2680,7 @@ is ECMAScript (more specifically, ECMA-262-based C++11 regular expressions). \li|\n\c{-e|--expression <script>} - Editing commands to be executed (required).|| + Editing commands to be executed. At least one script must be specified.|| To perform the transformation \c{sed} reads each line of input (without the newline) into the pattern space. It then executes the script commands on the @@ -2698,7 +2699,8 @@ are supported. present in \i{flags} then continue substituting subsequent matches of \i{regex} in the same pattern space. If the \c{p} flag is present in \i{flags} and the replacement has been made, then write the pattern space to - \c{stdout}. If both \c{g} and \c{p} were specified, then write the pattern + \c{stdout} and start the next cycle by proceeding to read the next line + of input. If both \c{g} and \c{p} were specified, then write the pattern space out only after the last substitution. Any character other than \c{\\} (backslash) or newline can be used instead |