[address1
][,
address2
]c\
text
Replace the lines selected by the address with
text
. When a range of lines is specified, all lines as a group are replaced by a single copy of
text
. The newline following each line of
text
must be escaped by a backslash, except the last line. The contents of the pattern space are, in effect, deleted and no subsequent editing commands can be applied to it (or
text
).