Network World

Unix How To: Sed & Awk — Still friendly after all these years

Even after decades of using Unix on thousands of systems, I find that it’s still fun to discover various convolutions of sed and awk commands to perform command line wizardry. There’s a lot more to ...
Network World

Unix How-To: awk is still a very handy tool

Awk does a lot more than select a column from a file or an input stream. It can select columns from selected rows. It can calculate totals, extract substrings, reverse the order of fields and provide ...
TechRepublic

How to use awk to select data from commands and scripts

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Linux Journal

Efficient Text Processing in Linux: Awk, Cut, Paste

In the world of Linux, the command line is an incredibly powerful tool for managing and manipulating data. One of the most common tasks that Linux users face is processing and extracting information ...
Linux Journal

Text Manipulation in Linux: Awk Vs. Sed

The Linux operating system is a powerhouse for developers, system administrators, and enthusiasts alike, offering unparalleled flexibility and control. Central to its prowess is the command line, a ...
Ars Technica

Linux/BSD Command Line 101: Using awk, sed, and grep in the Terminal

It is. I've converted a few machines here in just the last few months, even one where the HD was so shot full of holes only the recovery partition made it onto the replacement SSD and I wound up ...
Ars Technica

Linux/BSD Command Line 101: Using awk, sed, and grep in the Terminal

Even when I was doing it, I heavily relied on command-r "awk" to find what I'd done before. So just my bit of advice, put your magic somewhere you can find it again and reproduce it. Click to expand..