> From the POSIX description (used here as some reference), when a > line is entered in the pattern space, the trailing new line is > discarded. When the pattern space is written to stdout it seems > that implicitely the new line is restored---the POSIX description > says that the input shall be a text file; and ISTR that with an > editor, a newline is entered to the last line because a text file > is considered to be an array of newline terminated lines. > > This means that it is a grey zone and depends on things that are not all > explicitely stated and that the p9 sed(1) is not, from the/some > specification, at fault.
Thanks for some explanation! I now understand a bit more. It's a pity, anyhow. Ruda
