#!/bin/bash
#
# Provides workaround for missing --follow-symlinks option of sed.
# Requires that the file to be edited (typically in-place) is the last argument.
# 
# 13-nov-20/MR: coded
#

args=("$@")
lastarg=${args[$#-1]}

if [ -h $lastarg ]; then

  olddir=`pwd`
  lnkpath="$(dirname `readlink $lastarg`)"
  cd $lnkpath
  sed "$@"
  cd $olddir
  
else

  sed "$@"

fi