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Thu, 20 Jun 2024 18:00:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from garga@FreeBSD.org) Message-ID: <07f90c4f-a639-458b-91b6-313052479b60@FreeBSD.org> Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 15:00:27 -0300 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Beta Content-Language: en-US To: bug-sed@gnu.org From: Renato Botelho Subject: sed -i '' returns error but still modify target file Autocrypt: addr=garga@FreeBSD.org; keydata= xsBNBGStavwBCACjNlp/9+Y+VFe9ieR2h/WWbdvjz4Mb2z/f22bGoaskzCfvVNbo/v3i34I9 H6OdgZkGqheQEAD2jNfRbmPr4z40xDMUpYGLds+1Mvg7G3Hms3j5Ef8KaLSWUNWIfwKdfSVR Qs35ccSJxAdRW5YdI6J3xZgika+3Bc4eJ05YE/nWW+PNTYevt5rqD50N3zybVYIcLoqVPpBi AZE/sf5SLiLACIJb1t/s4x+pi8vgWevxVVT9u8V1f8zYErmHSLSqjxii0B3eRZphX9NCJOv9 +tfFZhnENInhn9gT7H4e2YumUltEy3jacONHJF3CC1pvvWEa6lEyypclMOkHQwNON7DLABEB AAHNLFJlbmF0byBCb3RlbGhvIChGcmVlQlNEKSA8Z2FyZ2FARnJlZUJTRC5vcmc+wsCXBBMB CgBBAhsDBQkFo5qABQsJCAcDBRUKCQgLBRYDAgEAAh4FAheAFiEERL7Dxegbnh7xTiQ5Ob6P xxJcZXoFAmSta78CGQEACgkQOb6PxxJcZXrYlggAgaZmr6c1yIWzN8VksHrHpwt/uxONEP+h ljy3yfrMsgfS5wx5Uzgfih1xYZUFC6jiI63CetqBqJpp3g1klRS1UWYKx2NeXphDMYZEdPm/ a6sXh4bKZbk6IE8Yn0/YiRT57d9DtbvswC7Gn7Igj/MSbhl49TvTGyvuB6juaffVoYZViomx 5zMoee8Ml2o2qj3MrCJ+/K8GU54RlpOGqGRsqdwVdr9XEWub6fF2YFwR46cjmbiU3P5urFHH nkJlBGPIwKxHimTW0lZsdx9aCKRDd/D80/WOEzXmk3k8B9lv/GsvOluHmveLhJG1R1tIJ31I f2q8dfTvqsQXnu8CcWRcgc7ATQRkrWr8AQgA1DufoxScA+CWQbUR6zExIu8wXQKrhuRt4DG2 BgynT7EMUvEBadcbQRZXsBpemNfncc9Axyut/+rWiyKJf9BLQuo/9QYmSRvW1U6+0LJUYmdg kMyBeYaPk+vnssv/u9jLuvV7FVgyE0yk1iaWIKOVDD+XrQCOvGw9uSceBrQyCyo3A/eRM/+p vnDCaywR63PKE+3axk6lfNdGK3TnaWmS30/ZDCZlNsXuqprqR4JdT5wXids5o36dsuJ5EZ20 s5hNMD34s4Yr1Y1R9elH6qBsFCpozs0+jwrArxq+UJJCR6hH5W8ZEwJtRC8tzR8mRE1WywzX BXYj0YhfGztQIxZckQARAQABwsB8BBgBCgAmFiEERL7Dxegbnh7xTiQ5Ob6PxxJcZXoFAmSt avwCGwwFCQWjmoAACgkQOb6PxxJcZXr1vgf/SKXhoZcUU5I7TqcbHg0lJz9tICTupCGHWr/s SQgjh9oEM5j1wqW7FlCGP90Tl9K0g3ow9YdbhU7VK470o6pymX9V9eLHzGgkZO/KMEtGBeK1 u+5ePjCJ/MK5B21KODLSU7WrIL1VN5ceXfQPLYt02LMLtPri+oduHD6RNBeA7US1DUzleq5F 9NHGbvV2U7BdDUezpiO8NaFjFZVB11I5d99FxUM5XGVstI3VhsRKZxjY0KnqJzaQgTFsPGmv AUfZVIN1pXgXiedhPXpr8+Y64jP+pHVwpVmh1zYWL6+q3kqFOUVP6c5iiMeoEXZvgJz7x/AC ek3X5gvu8Hpcv+MZIg== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2610:1c1:1:606c::19:2; envelope-from=garga@FreeBSD.org; helo=mx2.freebsd.org X-Spam_score_int: -45 X-Spam_score: -4.6 X-Spam_bar: ---- X-Spam_report: (-4.6 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH=-0.152, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-Spam-Score: -1.3 (-) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:22:57 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) I'm writing a script that needs to run with both GNU and BSD sed implementations. I know GNU sed accepts -i without any parameter while in BSD implementation it's mandatory. I also know that if I use -i'' without spaces between -i and '' it works on both implementations and my problem is solved. But I believe the behavior of GNU sed when there is a space between -i and '' is not correct. It prints an error message and returns code 2 but it still modifies the file. Here is an example: $ echo abcd > /tmp/f $ sed -i '' -e 's/abcd/dcba/' /tmp/f sed: can't read : No such file or directory $ echo $? 2 $ cat /tmp/f dcba -- Renato Botelho