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Diffstat (limited to 'usr/src/man/man1/sed.1')
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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man1/sed.1 b/usr/src/man/man1/sed.1 index 4261c2df83..3eca2b5418 100644 --- a/usr/src/man/man1/sed.1 +++ b/usr/src/man/man1/sed.1 @@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ [\fB\-Ealnr\fP] [\fB\-e\fP \fIcommand\fP] [\fB\-f\fP \fIcommand_file\fP] -[\fB\-I\fP[\fIextension\fP] | \fB\-i\fP[\fIextension\fP]] +[\fB\-I\fP \fIextension\fP] +[\fB\-i\fP \fIextension\fP] [\fIfile ...\fP] .SH DESCRIPTION The @@ -98,11 +99,16 @@ Append the editing commands found in the file to the list of commands. The editing commands should each be listed on a separate line. .TP -\fB\-I\fP[\fIextension\fP] -Edit files in-place, saving backups if \fIextension\fP was specified. -It is not recommended to omit saving backups when in-place editing files, -as you risk corruption or partial content in situations where disk -space is exhausted, etc. +\fB\-I\fP \fIextension\fP +Edit files in-place, saving backups with the specified +\fIextension\fP. +If a zero-length +\fIextension\fP +is given, no backup will be saved. +It is not recommended to give a zero-length +\fIextension\fP +when in-place editing files, as you risk corruption or partial content +in situations where disk space is exhausted, etc. Note that in-place editing with \fB\-I\fP @@ -120,7 +126,7 @@ where using \fB\-i\fP is desired. .TP -\fB\-i\fP[\fIextension\fP] +\fB\-i\fP \fIextension\fP Edit files in-place similarly to \fB\-I\fP, but treat each file independently from other files. |