Re: sed command spanning multiple lines

On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 12:22:16PM -0500, Russell L. Harris wrote: > Is it possible to spread a sed command over multiple lines, to improve > readability (for the sake of future maintenance)? If so, what > character is used to break the line and what are the rules? > > For example, I would like t

Re: sed command spanning multiple lines

> > sed -e 's/\.//g' > -e 's/\,//g' > -e 's/\\//g' "$1" ... but also note that this can be done with a single command (escaping is useless here) : 's/[,/.]//g' -- Cédric Lucantis

Re: sed command spanning multiple lines

Le mercredi 11 avril 2007 19:22, Russell L. Harris a écrit : > Is it possible to spread a sed command over multiple lines, to improve > readability (for the sake of future maintenance)? If so, what > character is used to break the line and what are the rules? > > For example, I would like to re-wr

Re: sed command spanning multiple lines

Russell L. Harris schrieb: > Is it possible to spread a sed command over multiple lines, to improve > readability (for the sake of future maintenance)? If so, what > character is used to break the line and what are the rules? > > For example, I would like to re-write the command: > > sed -e 's/\./

sed command spanning multiple lines

Is it possible to spread a sed command over multiple lines, to improve readability (for the sake of future maintenance)? If so, what character is used to break the line and what are the rules? For example, I would like to re-write the command: sed -e 's/\.//g' -e 's/\,//g' -e 's/\\//g' "$1" | so