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git-sed:tldr:3f71b

git-sed: Replace the specified text, using regular expressions.
$ git sed -f g '${find_text}' '${replace_text}'
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The given command is incorrect. It seems to be a mix of two separate commands, "git" and "sed". Here is the correct interpretation:

  1. git command is a powerful version control system used for tracking changes in source code during software development.

  2. sed (short for stream editor) is a command-line utility that performs text transformations on an input stream or a file.

If we consider them as separate commands, the corrected version of the command would be:

sed -f g '${find_text}' '${replace_text}'

This command instructs the sed utility to perform a text replacement operation using a script file, where ${find_text} represents the text to find, and ${replace_text} represents the text to replace with.

However, there are a few issues with this command:

  • -f flag should be followed by a filename containing the sed script, not just a single character 'g'. It defines a filename to read the sed commands from.
  • It seems like the ${find_text} and ${replace_text} are enclosed in single quotes. If you want to use variables in the command, they should be without quotes (e.g., $find_text).

It would be helpful if you can provide more context or correct the command.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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