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.Pp

A single command may be specified as the first argument to

.Nm sed .

Multiple commands may be specified by using the

Multiple commands may be specified

separated by newlines or semicolons,

or by using the

.Fl e

.Fl f

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.Sh STANDARDS

The

.Nm

function is expected to be a superset of the

utility is compliant with the

.St -p1003.1-2004

specification.

.Pp

The flag

.Op Fl a

is an extension to the specification.

.Pp

The use of newlines to separate multiple commands on the command line

is non-portable;

the use of newlines to separate multiple commands within a command file

.Pq Fl f Ar command_file

is portable.

.Sh HISTORY

.Nm

command appeared in

.At v7 .

.Sh CAVEATS

The use of semicolons to separate multiple commands

is not permitted for the following commands:

.Cm a , b , c ,

.Cm i , r , t ,

.Cm w , \&: ,

and

.Cm # .