Randy McMurchy wrote: > Archaic wrote these words on 05/14/06 10:08 CST: >> Is there a policy on sed's '-e' switch when only one sed script is being >> used? > > There is no policy. And yes, the -e is unnecessary. I occasionally > remove it if I'm updating a package and notice it. I don't believe > it is something we need to specifically find and change all > occurrences though.
I generally like to use the -e to emphasize the fact that it is an expression, but I agree with Randy that it is unnecessary and that there is no general policy. It's really the individual editor's call. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
