GNU bug report logs - #78883
backslash interpretation in 's' replacement text violates POSIX

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From: Bruno Haible <bruno <at> clisp.org>
To: bug-sed <at> gnu.org
Cc: 78883 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Collin Funk <collin.funk1 <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#78883: backslash interpretation in 's' replacement text is a
 portability problem
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2025 02:40:57 +0200

Correcting the title. It's probably not a POSIX violation (as I initially
thought). Rather, it's a portability problem; and this is where the '--posix'
option becomes relevant.

Bruno

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