Linux in a Nutshell, 6th Edition

Name

i

Synopsis

[address]i\
text
[address1[,address2]]i \ {G}
text

Insert text before each line matched by address. (See a for details on text.)

The GNU version accepts two addresses and allows you to put the first line of text on the same line as the i command.

Example

/Item 1/i\
The five items are listed below: