Name
D
Synopsis
[address1
[,address2
]]D
Delete the first part (up to embedded newline) of a multiline pattern space created by the N command, and resume editing with the first command in the script. If this command empties the pattern space, then a new line of input is read, as if the d command had been executed.
Example
# Strip multiple blank lines, leaving only one: /^$/{ N /^\n$/D }
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