Text-processing
Why It's Difficult to Operate Without a Stream Editor
This post is the first of the three-part series on stream editing: but what does it mean to work with streams? This is where understanding its key editor comes into play.
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Before You Reach for sed: Master Bash Parameter Expansion
One of the habits that gradually changes a person’s shell scripting style is discovering that Bash can manipulate text on its own.
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awk: The Secret Arsenal of a Textsmith
When everyone else sees a paragraph, AWK sees a database.
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Book Review: Effective awk Programming, The book that teaches you to think like a Textsmith
This is a review of a classic book that does not only teach you the art of text-processing, but eases you into the world of programming.
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