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From: "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have AT havenone DOT cmm>
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Subject: Re: GNU sed question
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2010 03:36:54 -0400
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"Rugxulo" <rugxulo AT gmail DOT com> wrote in message
news:4c64a5b1-bf8a-49e1-843e-9a0594856e82 AT c36g2000yqm DOT googlegroups DOT com...
>
> P.S. I love GNU sed, but in my experience it's pretty darn
> slow on big files.
>

I've not used it.  I have need of VI, occasionally.  I prefer DOS EDIT, but
it and other DOS editors seem unable to do two things that VI can do.  VI,
via EX/ED commands, has a way to specify that you want something inserted at
the beginning and end of lines.  Every now and then, the DOS clone of VI
that I use, is insufficient.  It won't handle large files.  AWK will handle
the larger files just fine.  But, who wants to code up convoluted awk
scripts?  Why learn awk when you already know equivalent EX/ED commands for
VI?  Another solution, splitting and unsplitting the file prior to and after
processing is an "undesirable test of patience and will".  So, I wrote
myself a small, personal utility, that's still in a very rough, in-progress
form, which converts some common EX/ED commands to their equivalent AWK
scripts.  Very nice!!!  Smooth...  But, I still haven't tested some of the
conversions thoroughly, yet.


Rod Pemberton