Linux in a Nutshell, Fourth Edition

Name

h

Synopsis

[address1[,address2]]h
               

Copy the pattern space into the hold space, a special temporary buffer. The previous contents of the hold space are obliterated. You can use h to save a line before editing it.

Example

                  # Edit a line; print the change; replay the original
                  /Linux/{
                  h
                  s/.* Linux \(.*\) .*/\1:/
                  p
                  x
                  }

Sample input:

                  This describes the Linux ls command.
This describes the Linux cp command.

Sample output:

ls:
This describes the Linux ls command.
cp:
This describes the Linux cp command.