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Reduce redundant logfile

I often have longer redundant log files, redundant in the sense that blocks of text repeat with minor changes. The length of the files makes it difficult to spot the actual information. I had the idea ...
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How to skip file in sed if it contains regex?

I currently use the following simplified command to remove trailing whitespace and add a newline at end of file where needed: find . -type f -exec sed -i -e 's/[ \t]\+\(\r\?\)$/\1/;$a\' {} \+ As ...
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What is the purpose of -e in sed command?

I can't find any documentation about the sed -e switch, for simple replace, do I need it? e.g. sed 's/foo/bar/' VS sed -e 's/foo/bar/'