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Useless use of cat! Add the file names to the sed command!

anthony
– anthony

2024-06-26 03:44:50 +00:00
Commented Jun 26, 2024 at 3:44
cat is used for better readability, as most people tend to read from left to right. furthermore input redirection would look confusing combined with process substitution - user82160

Grant Zvolsky
– Grant Zvolsky

2024-06-30 22:23:35 +00:00
Commented Jun 30, 2024 at 22:23

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