Fix a simple mistake with pattern space, and add a test for it

2 files changed, 15 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/editors/sed.c b/editors/sed.c
index 05eb744a4..da15c4d06 100644
--- a/editors/sed.c
+++ b/editors/sed.c
@@ -1070,9 +1070,9 @@ static void process_file(FILE * file)
                                         }
                                         pattern_space = xrealloc(pattern_space, pattern_space_size + hold_space_size);
                                         if (pattern_space_size == 2) {
-                                                strcat(pattern_space, "\n");
-                                        } else {
                                                 strcpy(pattern_space, "\n");
+                                        } else {
+                                                strcat(pattern_space, "\n");
                                         }
                                         if (hold_space) {
                                                 strcat(pattern_space, hold_space);
diff --git a/testsuite/sed/sed-append-hold-space-to-pattern-space b/testsuite/sed/sed-append-hold-space-to-pattern-space
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6dda80fee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/sed/sed-append-hold-space-to-pattern-space
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+busybox sed 'G'>output <<EOF
+a
+b
+c
+EOF
+cmp -s output - <<EOF
+a
+
+b
+
+c
+
+EOF