Your bug report #20796: [PATCH] Document behavior of sed -i - which was filed against the sed package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 20796@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 20796: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=20796 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems