When processing text files, theawklanguage is ideal for handling data extraction, reporting, and data-reformatting jobs. This practical guide serves as both a reference and tutorial for POSIX-standardawkand for the GNU implementation, calledgawk. This book is useful for novices andawkexperts alike.
In this thoroughly revised edition, author andgawklead developer Arnold Robbins describes theawklanguage andgawkprogram in detail, shows you how to useawkandgawkfor problem solving, and then dives into specific features ofgawk. System administrators, programmers, webmasters, and other power users will find everything they need to know aboutawkandgawk. You will learn how to:
This book is published under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.You have the freedom to copy and modify this GNU manual.
Royalties from the sales of this book go to the Free Software Foundation and to the author.
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