Johannes Sixt <j...@kdbg.org> writes:

>> I really wonder why the previous ">file+ && mv -f file+ file" dance
>> needs to be replaced?
>
> The sed must be replaced because some versions on Solaris choke on the
> incomplete last line in the file.

Switching from sed to perl is not being questioned.

I think Dscho is asking about the use of "-i", when the original
idiom ">target+ && mv -f target+ target" worked perfectly fine.

I.e.

        perl -p -e '...' file >file+ &&
        mv file+ file

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