This situation happens with something like s/$/test/, where rm_so == rm_eo == 0. Without this check, ed keeps looping forever. --- ed.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/ed.c b/ed.c index 69c7422..9dc6fda 100644 --- a/ed.c +++ b/ed.c @@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ subline(int num, int nth) static size_t siz, cap; i = changed = siz = 0; - for (m = match(num); m; m = rematch(num)) { + for (m = match(num); m && *lastmatch != '\n'; m = rematch(num)) { addpre(&s, &cap, &siz); changed |= addsub(&s, &cap, &siz, nth, ++i); } -- 2.1.4