Re: Sed: 1st line w/regex only

From: Alan Connor (xxxxxx_at_xxxx.xxx)
Date: 08/07/03


Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 18:12:44 GMT

On Thu, 07 Aug 2003 10:24:48 +0000, Damian Ibbotson <member9705@dbforums.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> After reading this thread, I decided to get to grips with those sed
> features that I've never had reason to use.
>
> Thanks Alan. Now I too can write unmaintainable code! If only I were a
> contractor $$$.
>
> ;-)

"Unmaintainable code?" From a tried and true utility?

That doesn't make any sense at all.

Sed will be around when Perl is just a fading memory in the minds of
ancient yuppies.

Alan

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