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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: a sed question
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2024 20:57:44 -0000 (UTC)
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On Tue, 24 Dec 2024 06:20:18 -0600, Ed Morton wrote:

> Is perl a mandatory POSIX tool? No.

Nobody cares. POSIX compliance is just a means to an end not an end in 
itself. Linux pays attention to POSIX where it matters, and ignores it 
where it doesn’t.

This is one case where it doesn’t.