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How to skip file in sed if it contains regex?
I currently use the following simplified command to remove trailing whitespace and add a newline at end of file where needed:
find . -type f -exec sed -i -e 's/[ \t]\+\(\r\?\)$/\1/;$a\' {} \+
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What is the purpose of -e in sed command?
I can't find any documentation about the sed -e switch, for simple replace, do I need it?
e.g.
sed 's/foo/bar/'
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sed -e 's/foo/bar/'
