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		Kmaschta on Feb 28, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Sedy, a GitHub Bot Bringing Linux Sed to ... The default rule for now is "change all instance of that word in the whole line". We'll fine-tune that behavior with the feedback we'll have.

woodrowbarlow on Feb 28, 2017 | [–]

i suggest matching the behavior of slack/skype/hipchat: change only the first instance except in the case of /g (in which case, maybe any instance in the hunk?).

pvg on Feb 28, 2017 | [–]

I was kind of hoping for 'we're just trying to make fzaninotto look bad'.

fzaninotto on Feb 28, 2017 | [–]

you're killing me

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