https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=230507
Bug ID: 230507 Summary: sed 'q' command preventing -i from creating backup Product: Base System Version: 11.2-STABLE Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Some People Priority: --- Component: bin Assignee: b...@freebsd.org Reporter: free...@tim.thechases.com To reproduce $ jot 5 > a $ wc -c a # it's 10 bytes 10 $ sed -e '/2/d;q' a # this is the expected output 1 $ sed -i.bak '/2/d;q' a # demonstrate issue $ wc -c a # it's still 10 bytes 10 $ ls a* # there's no a.bak file a I've not yet traced down the source of the issue, but there seems to be some odd interaction between `q` and `-i`. Original thread on Twitter where the issue was noticed: https://twitter.com/mulle_nat/status/1027907848423067650 -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug. _______________________________________________ freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-bugs To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-bugs-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"