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Re: [PATCH] t9001: avoid not portable '\n' with sed

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Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
Date
Jun 4, 2014, 19:16 UTC
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John Keeping <john@keeping.me.uk> writes:
> So the portable way to do it is:
>
> 	sed "s/^From:/$header: extra@address.com\
> From:/" cover-to-edit.patch >"$cover" &&

That wouldn't work as \<newline> is removed in double quotes. You either need to double the backslash or put it in single quotes.

Andreas.
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  1. t9001: avoid not portable '\n' with sedTorsten Bögershausen, Jun 4, 2014
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  5. John KeepingJun 4, 2014
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  7. Andreas SchwabJun 4, 2014
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