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From:	Tim.Goodwin@pipex.net
Subject: Re: Simple ' question
Date:	Tue, 25 May 1993 09:41:00 -0400
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> I would like to get this behaviour:
> 
> sed '1 r filename' otherfile
> 
> but with a $lineNumber instead of 1.

How about this?

    sed $lineNumber^' r filename' otherfile

(The caret operator is one of my favourite things about rc, especially
when used with lists.  There can't be many days go by that I don't say
something like

    cat /tmp/^(foo bar qux) | whatever
)

Tim.