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insert multi-line string before or after match with sed
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gistfile1.txt
# insert before match
sed -i '/PATTERN/ s|^|LINE1\nLINE2\nLINE3\n|' FILE
# insert after match
sed -i '/PATTERN/ s|$|\nLINE1\nLINE2\nLINE3|' FILE
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