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[ale] sed
Jamey Owens wrote:
> One note of caution. It can be pretty dangerous to try and use the same
> file for input and output. Lots of shells will leave you with a totally
> empty file using the previous sed command with input & output being equal.
>
>
Are there any shells capable of handling that structure in the way one
would expect? (i.e., acting on the single file without destroying or
requiring a temporary file to be moved around)
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