title: sed: -e expression #1, char 1: unknown command error
body: <pre><code>sed -i “s:export BINDIR ?= /usr/local/bin/:export BINDIR ?= /usr/sbin:g” Makefile
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  <p>I am getting the below error on running above command on ubuntu 14.04. Can please somebody help me with the issue ?</p>
  
  <p>Error</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>sed: -e expression #1, char 1: unknown command: `�'</p>
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