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Works with GNU sed only (should be available in all linux distros).<br />
Need some changes in other sed versions (in solaris for example).<br />

<pre><code id="code-8070431">ls -l / | sed '/^-/s/$/ &lt;-- this is a plain file/;/^l/i\--This is a symlink--'</code></pre>
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Works with GNU sed only (should be available in all linux distros).
Need some changes in other sed versions (in solaris for example).


ls -l / | sed '/^-/s/$/ <-- this is a plain file/;/^l/i\--This is a symlink--'

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Hi, I have an self-training practice <a href="http://tille.garrels.be/training/bash/ch05s05.html" rel="ugc">Training</a>on bash command which needs help from you. Thank you in advance.<br />

<pre><code id="code-10-26908640-1">A long listing of the root directory, /, is used for input. Create a file holding sed commands that check for symbolic links and plain files. If a file is a symbolic link, precede it with a line &quot;--This is a symlink--&quot;. If the file is a plain file, add a string on the same line, adding a comment like &quot;&lt;--this is a plain file&quot;.</code></pre>
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Hi, I have an self-training practice Training (http://tille.garrels.be/training/bash/ch05s05.html)on bash command which needs help from you. Thank you in advance.
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