Re: Insert the content of a file (with command r?)

Il 25/07/2012 11:57, Laurent Le Brun ha scritto:
>> > I'd like to insert the content of a file when the input matches some regexp.
>> > It tried this simple script: /regexp/r file.txt
>> > It works fine, except that it's inserting the content of the file
>> > after the line matching the regexp. I'd like to insert it BEFORE
>> > instead.
> Thanks for the replies!
> I've just found a solution by accident:
>   /regexp/e cat file.txt
> 
> Documentation is not very clear here: "If a parameter is specified,
> instead, the e command interprets it as a command and sends its output
> to the output stream (like r does)."
> (http://www.gnu.org/software/sed/manual/sed.html#Extended-Commands)
> There's a difference, as r sends the output at the end of a cycle,
> while e sends it immediately.

Thanks, this is a documentation bug.  I'll fix it.

Paolo