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Manual doesn't mention that spaces are allowed between address and command.

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From: Sebastian Carlos <sebaaa1754 <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-sed <at> gnu.org
Subject: Manual doesn't mention that spaces are allowed between address and
 command.
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2023 10:59:41 +0200

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Hello,

Section "3.1 sed script overview" says:

> sed commands follow this syntax:
> [addr]X[options]
> X is a single-letter sed command. [addr] is an optional line address...

Considering that I've seen this misconception repeated in several places
online, and considering that sed's POSIX specification is more clear on the
matter ("[address[,address]]function [...] The function can be preceded by
<blank> characters. These optional characters shall have no effect."), i
suggest adding this piece of information to this section of the manual.

Thanks for your time.

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