Name
P
Synopsis
[address1
[,address2
]]P
Print first part (up to embedded newline) of multiline pattern space created by N command. Same as p if N has not been applied to a line.
Example
Suppose you have function references in two formats:
function(arg1, arg2) function(arg1, arg2)
The following script changes argument arg2, regardless of whether it appears on the same line as the function name:
s/function(arg1, arg2)/function(arg1, XX)/ /function(/{ N s/arg2/XX/ P D }
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