From 4a7487d99ae7ce07f85b29f444ebde6939317f0e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jim Meyering <address@hidden>
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2018 11:56:27 +1300
Subject: [PATCH] doc: small improvements

* doc/sed.texi: s/only accepts/accepts only/.
(BRE vs ERE): Tweak ERE and BRE definitions, and convert a
passive-voice sentence to active voice.  Insert a comma.
---
 doc/sed.texi | 14 +++++++-------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/sed.texi b/doc/sed.texi
index 38b4eda..b0469a7 100644
--- a/doc/sed.texi
+++ b/doc/sed.texi
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ $ seq 3 | sed 2q
 2
 @end example

-This command only accepts a single address.
+This command accepts only one address.
 Note that the current pattern space is printed if auto-print is
 not disabled with the @option{-n} options.  The ability to return
 an exit code from the @command{sed} script is a @value{SSED} extension.
@@ -1648,7 +1648,7 @@ Print out the file name of the current input file (with a trailing
 newline).

 @item Q address@hidden
-This command only accepts a single address.
+This command accepts only one address.

 @findex Q (silent Quit) command
 @cindex @value{SSEDEXT}, quitting silently
@@ -2499,12 +2499,12 @@ characters in regular expressions.
 @section Basic (BRE) and extended (ERE) regular expression

 Basic and extended regular expressions are two variations on the
-syntax of the specified pattern. Basic Regular Expression (BRE) is the
-default in @command{sed} (and similarly in @command{grep}).  Extended
-Regular Expression syntax (ERE) is activated by using the @option{-r}
-or @option{-E} options (and similarly, @command{grep -E}).
+syntax of the specified pattern. Basic Regular Expression (BRE) syntax is the
+default in @command{sed} (and similarly in @command{grep}).
+Use the POSIX-specified @option{-E} option (@option{-r},
address@hidden) to enable Extended Regular Expression (ERE) syntax.

-In @value{SSED} the only difference between basic and extended regular
+In @value{SSED}, the only difference between basic and extended regular
 expressions is in the behavior of a few special characters: @samp{?},
 @samp{+}, parentheses, braces (@address@hidden@}}), and @samp{|}.

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