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  1. 01-22-2007 #1
    Poleris
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    Sed confirm

    Is there any way for Sed to confirm every change it makes before it does it?
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    best bet: work on a copy of the file
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    If you're worried that you've entered the wrong s and r string, sed is interactive without specifying a filename. I usually do this as a test before running it through a file.
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