1 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/sed.c b/sed.c
index 07e3a3e30..1342a6643 100644
--- a/sed.c
+++ b/sed.c
@@ -333,17 +333,20 @@ static int parse_edit_cmd(struct sed_cmd *sed_cmd, const char *editstr)
        }
 out:
-        ptr[idx] = '\n';
-        ptr[idx+1] = 0;
        /* this accounts for discrepancies between the modified string and the
         * original string passed in to this function */
        idx += slashes_eaten;
-        /* this accounts for the fact that A) we started at index 3, not at index
+        /* figure out if we need to add a newline */
-         * 0  and B) that we added an extra '\n' at the end (if you think the next
+        if (ptr[idx-1] != '\n') {
-         * line should read 'idx += 4' remember, arrays are zero-based) */
+                ptr[idx] = '\n';
-        idx += 3;
+                idx++;
+        }
+        /* terminate string */
+        ptr[idx]= 0;
+        /* adjust for opening 2 chars [aic]\ */
+        idx += 2;
        return idx;
 }