Consider again the sed code of Figure 14.1. It is tempting to write the first of the compound statements as follows (note the differences in the three substitution commands):...

Consider again the sed code of Figure 14.1. It is tempting to write the first of the compound statements as follows (note the differences in the three substitution commands):

Explain why this doesn’t work. (Hint: Remember the difference between greedy and minimal matches [Example 14.53]. Sed lacks the latter.)

May 19, 2022