#!/bin/bash
s="xa bx
xc dx
xe fx"
sed 's/.*\([ace]\)[[:space:]]\([bdf]\).*/\2 \1/g' <<< "$s"
echo "---"
sed 's/^[^[:space:]]*\([ace]\)[[:space:]]\([bdf]\)[^[:space:]]*$/\2 \1/g' <<< "$s"
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