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0000264

[1003.1(2008)/Issue 7] Shell and Utilities

Objection

Error

2010-06-23 03:15

2010-06-25 16:31

Reporter

eblake

View Status

public

Assigned To

ajosey

Priority

normal

Resolution

Duplicate

Status

Closed

Name

Eric Blake

Organization

Red Hat

User Reference

ebb.sed2

Section

sed

Page Number

3156

Line Number

104908

Interp Status

---

Final Accepted Text

Summary

0000264: sed addr in braces

Description

The description of the { command verb begins:

     [2addr] {function
     function
     ...
     }
         Execute a list of sed functions only when the pattern space is
         selected.

Since it refers to "function(s)", and the beginning of the EXTENDED
DESCRIPTION says a function is a command verb followed by any
applicable arguments, this means sed is not required to support the
use of addresses within braces. It seems likely that this is
unintentional, as such usage is common in applications (and
applications which use it do not appear to be having any portability
problems). For example:

     sed -n '1,/^$/{
                 /^Subject: /p
            }'

To require sed to support the use of addresses within braces, the
description should use the term "editing command" instead of "function".

Desired Action

Change "function" to "editing command" throughout the description of
the { command verb.

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duplicate of

0000269

Closed

ajosey

1003.1(2004)/Issue 6

sed addr in braces

Notes
(0000431) eblake (manager) 2010-06-23 03:17	This request was originally raised against the previous version as ERN181, and received the following disposition: Accept_X___ Accept as marked below_____ Duplicate_____ Reject_____ Rationale for rejected or partial changes: Send down the interps track std is clear, std is wrong However, it was accepted too late for inclusion in the 2008 edition of the standard, and appears to have been overlooked until now when converting the old database to this bug tracker.

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2010-06-23 03:15	eblake	New Issue
2010-06-23 03:15	eblake	Status	New => Under Review
2010-06-23 03:15	eblake	Assigned To	=> ajosey
2010-06-23 03:15	eblake	Name	=> Eric Blake
2010-06-23 03:15	eblake	Organization	=> Red Hat
2010-06-23 03:15	eblake	User Reference	=> ebb.sed2
2010-06-23 03:15	eblake	Section	=> sed
2010-06-23 03:15	eblake	Page Number	=> 3156
2010-06-23 03:15	eblake	Line Number	=> 104908
2010-06-23 03:17	eblake	Note Added: 0000431
2010-06-25 16:31	geoffclare	Interp Status	=> ---
2010-06-25 16:31	geoffclare	Status	Under Review => Closed
2010-06-25 16:31	geoffclare	Resolution	Open => Duplicate
2010-06-25 16:31	geoffclare	Relationship added	duplicate of 0000269

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