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#124 "sed -i" deletes target files

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2012-07-26
2004-02-17
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Doing in-place replacement with sed v4.08 just
deletes target files. Example usage that works with
v4.07:

sed -i.BAK "s/from/too/" *.txt

On the bright side, backup files are created ok.
This was tested only on Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.
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Discussion

  • Nobody/Anonymous

    Nobody/Anonymous - 2004-02-29

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    Bug is also in 4.0.9 :(

     

  • GnuWin

    GnuWin - 2005-01-08

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    This bug has been fixed. A new release is available through
    http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/