1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/editors/sed.c b/editors/sed.c
index 7d6e7e79f..6cf54afe9 100644
--- a/editors/sed.c
+++ b/editors/sed.c
@@ -992,6 +992,8 @@ static void process_files(void)
                 }
 
                 /* actual sedding */
+                //bb_error_msg("pattern_space:'%s' next_line:'%s' cmd:%c",
+                //pattern_space, next_line, sed_cmd->cmd);
                 switch (sed_cmd->cmd) {
 
                 /* Print line number */
@@ -1118,10 +1120,16 @@ static void process_files(void)
                 {
                         int len;
                         /* If no next line, jump to end of script and exit. */
+                        /* http://www.gnu.org/software/sed/manual/sed.html:
+                         * "Most versions of sed exit without printing anything
+                         * when the N command is issued on the last line of
+                         * a file. GNU sed prints pattern space before exiting
+                         * unless of course the -n command switch has been
+                         * specified. This choice is by design."
+                         */
                         if (next_line == NULL) {
-                                free(next_line);
-                                next_line = NULL;
-                                goto discard_line;
+                                //goto discard_line;
+                                goto discard_commands; /* GNU behavior */
                         }
                         /* Append next_line, read new next_line. */
                         len = strlen(pattern_space);