Hi all sed gurus (& wannabes like me), Wanting to `sed` beyond my present understanding;
echo abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz | sed 'keep first 5 chars, then append a Z to every fourth char thereafter, and keep the leftovers too' ie abcdefghiZjklmZnopqZrstuZvwxyZz I think sed would be capable of this - but haven't proven it yet. gc
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