diff --git a/doc/sed.texi b/doc/sed.texi index 36953a3..ee3a44e 100644 --- a/doc/sed.texi +++ b/doc/sed.texi @@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ $ echo | sed 'Q42' ; echo $? * Other Commands:: Less frequently used commands * Programming Commands:: Commands for @command{sed} gurus * Extended Commands:: Commands specific of @value{SSED} -* Multiple commands syntax:: Extnesion for easier scripting +* Multiple commands syntax:: Extension for easier scripting @end menu @node sed script overview @@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ hello @codequoteundirected off @codequotebacktick off -Leading whitespaces after the @code{a} command are ignored. +Leading whitespace after the @code{a} command is ignored. The text to add is read until the end of the line. @@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ hello @codequoteundirected off @codequotebacktick off -Leading whitespaces after the @code{i} command are ignored. +Leading whitespace after the @code{i} command is ignored. The text to add is read until the end of the line. @item i\ @@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@ hello @codequoteundirected off @codequotebacktick off -Leading whitespaces after the @code{c} command are ignored. +Leading whitespace after the @code{c} command is ignored. The text to add is read until the end of the line. @item c\ @@ -1721,11 +1721,12 @@ script in most multibyte locales (including UTF-8 locales). There are several methods to specify multiple commands in a @command{sed} program. -Using newlines is most natural when running sed script from a file -(using @option{-f} option). +Using newlines is most natural when running a sed script from a file +(using the @option{-f} option). -On the command line, all @command{sed} commands can be separated by a -newline, or with multiple @option{-e} parameters: +On the command line, all @command{sed} commands may be separated by newlines. +Alternatively, you may specify each command as an argument to an @option{-e} +option: @codequoteundirected on @codequotebacktick on @@ -1747,7 +1748,7 @@ $ seq 6 | sed -e 1d -e 3d -e 5d @codequoteundirected off @codequotebacktick off -Most simple commands can be separated by a semicolon (@samp{;}): +A semicolon (@samp{;}) may be used to separate most simple commands: @codequoteundirected on @codequotebacktick on @@ -1783,9 +1784,9 @@ $ seq 6 | sed '@{1d;address@hidden;5d' @codequotebacktick off Labels used in @code{b},@code{t},@code{T},@code{:} commands are read -until the semicolon. Leading and trailing whitespaces are ignored. In +until a semicolon. Leading and trailing whitespace is ignored. In the examples below the label is @samp{x}. The first example works -with @value{SSED}. The second is a portable equivalent. For more +with @value{SSED}. The second is a portable equivalent. For more information about branching and labels @pxref{Branching and flow control}. @@ -1817,7 +1818,7 @@ require a newline: @item @code{a},@code{c},@code{i} (append/change/insert) All characters following @code{a},@code{c},@code{i} commands are taken -as the text to append/change/insert. Using a semicolon leads to +as the text to append/change/insert. Using a semicolon leads to undesirable results: @codequoteundirected on @@ -1852,7 +1853,7 @@ Hello @codequoteundirected off @codequotebacktick off -Note that specifing the text to add (@samp{Hello}) immediately +Note that specifying the text to add (@samp{Hello}) immediately after @code{a},@code{c},@code{i} is itself a @value{SSED} extension. A portable, POSIX-compliant alternative is: @@ -1896,7 +1897,7 @@ $ seq 3 | sed '# this is a comment @item @code{r},@code{R},@code{w},@code{W} (reading and writing files) The @code{r},@code{R},@code{w},@code{W} commands parse the filename -until end of the line. If whitespace or semicolons are found, they will +until end of the line. If whitespace or semicolons are found, they will be included in the filename, leading to unexpected results: @codequoteundirected on