diff --git a/qse/cmd/sed/sed.c b/qse/cmd/sed/sed.c
index e42db374..4813d31e 100644
--- a/qse/cmd/sed/sed.c
+++ b/qse/cmd/sed/sed.c
@@ -120,13 +120,15 @@ static void print_usage (QSE_FILE* out, int argc, qse_char_t* argv[])
 	qse_fprintf (out, QSE_T(" -n    disable auto-print\n"));
 	qse_fprintf (out, QSE_T(" -a    perform strict address check\n"));
 	qse_fprintf (out, QSE_T(" -r    allows {n,m} in a regular expression\n"));
+	qse_fprintf (out, QSE_T(" -s    allows text on the same line as c, a, i\n"));
+	qse_fprintf (out, QSE_T(" -l    ensures a newline at the text end"));
 }
 
 static int handle_args (int argc, qse_char_t* argv[])
 {
 	static qse_opt_t opt = 
 	{
-		QSE_T("hnar"),
+		QSE_T("hnarsl"),
 		QSE_NULL
 	};
 	qse_cint_t c;
@@ -170,6 +172,14 @@ static int handle_args (int argc, qse_char_t* argv[])
 			case QSE_T('r'):
 				g_option |= QSE_SED_REXBOUND;
 				break;
+
+			case QSE_T('s'):
+				g_option |= QSE_SED_SAMELINE;
+				break;
+
+			case QSE_T('l'):
+				g_option |= QSE_SED_ENSURENL;
+				break;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/qse/doc/page/sed.doc b/qse/doc/page/sed.doc
index f8a44305..4a189d5e 100644
--- a/qse/doc/page/sed.doc
+++ b/qse/doc/page/sed.doc
@@ -93,13 +93,15 @@ Terminates the exection of commands quietly.
 
 - <b>a \\ \n text</b>
 Stores @b text into the append buffer which is printed after the pattern 
-space for each input line. If #QSE_SED_STRICT is specified, a line selector 
-of an address range is not allowed.
+space for each input line. If #QSE_SED_STRICT is on, an address range is not
+allowed for a line selector. If #QSE_SED_NEWLINE is specified, the backslash
+and the text can be located on the same line without a line break.
 
 - <b>i \\ \n text</b>
 Inserts @b text into an insert buffer which is printed before the pattern
-space for each input line. If #QSE_SED_STRICT is specified, a line selector
-of an address range is not allowed.
+space for each input line. If #QSE_SED_STRICT is on, an address range is not
+allowed for a line selector. If #QSE_SED_NEWLINE is specified, the backslash
+and the text can be located on the same line without a line break.
 
 - <b>c \\ \n text</b>
 If a single line is selected for the command (i.e. no line selector, a single
@@ -107,7 +109,9 @@ address line selector, or a start~step line selector is specified), it changes
 the pattern space to @b text and branches to the end of commands for the line.
 If an address range is specified, it deletes the pattern space and branches 
 to the end of commands for all input lines but the last, and changes pattern
-space to @b text and branches to the end of commands.
+space to @b text and branches to the end of commands. If #QSE_SED_NEWLINE is
+on, the backlash and the text can be located on the same line without a line
+break.
 
 - <b>d</b>
 Deletes the pattern space and branches to the end of commands.
diff --git a/qse/include/qse/sed/sed.h b/qse/include/qse/sed/sed.h
index 93a6df7f..75fb8054 100644
--- a/qse/include/qse/sed/sed.h
+++ b/qse/include/qse/sed/sed.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: sed.h 275 2009-08-30 13:19:02Z hyunghwan.chung $
+ * $Id: sed.h 276 2009-08-31 13:24:06Z hyunghwan.chung $
  *
    Copyright 2006-2009 Chung, Hyung-Hwan.
 
@@ -127,13 +127,14 @@ typedef const qse_char_t* (*qse_sed_errstr_t) (
  */
 enum qse_sed_option_t
 {
-	QSE_SED_STRIPLS   = (1 << 0),  /**< strip leading spaces from text */
-	QSE_SED_KEEPTBS   = (1 << 1),  /**< keep an trailing backslash */
-	QSE_SED_ENSURENL  = (1 << 2),  /**< ensure NL at the text end */
-	QSE_SED_QUIET     = (1 << 3),  /**< do not print pattern space */
-	QSE_SED_STRICT    = (1 << 4),  /**< do strict address check */
-	QSE_SED_STARTSTEP = (1 << 5),  /**< allow start~step */
-	QSE_SED_REXBOUND  = (1 << 6)   /**< allow {n,m} in regular expression */
+	QSE_SED_STRIPLS   = (1 << 0), /**< strip leading spaces from text */
+	QSE_SED_KEEPTBS   = (1 << 1), /**< keep an trailing backslash */
+	QSE_SED_ENSURENL  = (1 << 2), /**< ensure NL at the text end */
+	QSE_SED_QUIET     = (1 << 3), /**< do not print pattern space */
+	QSE_SED_STRICT    = (1 << 4), /**< do strict address check */
+	QSE_SED_STARTSTEP = (1 << 5), /**< allow start~step */
+	QSE_SED_REXBOUND  = (1 << 6), /**< allow {n,m} in regular expression */
+	QSE_SED_SAMELINE  = (1 << 7), /**< allow text on the same line as c, a, i */
 };
 typedef enum qse_sed_option_t qse_sed_option_t;
 
diff --git a/qse/lib/cmn/pio.c b/qse/lib/cmn/pio.c
index c2a19114..a85f98a8 100644
--- a/qse/lib/cmn/pio.c
+++ b/qse/lib/cmn/pio.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: pio.c 244 2009-07-24 12:22:00Z hyunghwan.chung $
+ * $Id: pio.c 276 2009-08-31 13:24:06Z hyunghwan.chung $
  *
    Copyright 2006-2009 Chung, Hyung-Hwan.
 
@@ -479,7 +479,9 @@ qse_pio_t* qse_pio_init (
 			argv[2] = mcmd;
 			argv[3] = QSE_NULL;
 
-			QSE_EXECVE (QSE_MT("/bin/sh"), argv, environ);
+			QSE_EXECVE (
+				QSE_MT("/bin/sh"),
+				(qse_mchar_t*const*)argv, environ);
 		}
 		else
 		{
diff --git a/qse/lib/sed/sed.c b/qse/lib/sed/sed.c
index 7cbece82..7ceeb892 100644
--- a/qse/lib/sed/sed.c
+++ b/qse/lib/sed/sed.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: sed.c 269 2009-08-26 03:03:51Z hyunghwan.chung $
+ * $Id: sed.c 276 2009-08-31 13:24:06Z hyunghwan.chung $
  *
    Copyright 2006-2009 Chung, Hyung-Hwan.
 
@@ -1142,12 +1142,16 @@ static int get_command (qse_sed_t* sed, qse_sed_cmd_t* cmd)
 
 			if (c != QSE_CHAR_EOF && c != QSE_T('\n'))
 			{
+				if (sed->option & QSE_SED_SAMELINE) 
+					goto sameline_ok;
+
 				SETERR0 (sed, QSE_SED_EGBABS, &sed->src.loc);
 				return -1;
 			}
 			
 			NXTSC (sed); /* skip the new line */
 
+		sameline_ok:
 			/* get_text() starts from the next line */
 			if (get_text (sed, cmd) <= -1) return -1;