Recommended update for sed

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for sed
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2015:1549-1
Rating: low
References: #933029
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12

  • An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update for sed fixes the behavior of --follow-symlinks when reading
    from the standard input (stdin).

    The behavior of "sed --follow-symlinks -" is now identical to "sed -". In
    both cases, sed will read from the standard input and no longer from a
    file named '-'.

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-530=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-530=1

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • sed-4.2.2-6.1
      • sed-debuginfo-4.2.2-6.1
      • sed-debugsource-4.2.2-6.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (noarch):
      • sed-lang-4.2.2-6.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):
      • sed-4.2.2-6.1
      • sed-debuginfo-4.2.2-6.1
      • sed-debugsource-4.2.2-6.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (noarch):
      • sed-lang-4.2.2-6.1

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