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

On Wed, 25 Jul 2012 09:31:36 +0200, Paolo Bonzini <[email protected]> wrote:

> Would it make sense to make the "a" command put the current pattern
> space on the append ring, like this?
> 
> /pattern/ {
>   r file.txt
>   a
>   d
> }
> 
> Similarly, "A" would put the cufirst line of pattern space on the append
> ring.
> 
> Opinions?

AFAICT the "a" command already exists and has different syntax and
semantics. Perhaps a GNU sed extension using a new command altogether?

-- 
D.