Add GNU sed -i emulation script

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diff --git a/sed-in-place b/sed-in-place
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Do a sed in place for a set of files. This is like GNU sed -i, but
+# we can't assume GNU sed.
+
+set -eu
+
+sedcmd="$1"
+shift
+
+for filename in "$@"
+do
+    temp="$(mktemp)"
+    sed "$sedcmd" "$filename" > "$temp"
+    mv "$temp" "$filename"
+done
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