# If you'd like to omit non-matching lines from the result; add ';d' to the end of the expression.
sed -E 's/(UNION ALL\D*?historical;)/\\/\*\1\*\\//gm;t' <<< "@b =
SELECT *
FROM @e;
UNION ALL
SELECT *
FROM @c_historical;
@r =
SELECT *
FROM @f;
UNION ALL
SELECT *
FROM @y_historical;"
Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for SED, please visit: https://www.gnu.org/software/sed/manual/html_node/The-_0022s_0022-Command.html