https://blog.thetextsmith.com/tags/awk/ Recent content in Awk on Under the Anvil Hugo en-us Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:46:57 +0200 https://blog.thetextsmith.com/text-processing/why-it-s-difficult-to-operate-without-a-stream-editor/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:46:57 +0200 https://blog.thetextsmith.com/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. https://blog.thetextsmith.com/text-processing/before-you-reach-for-sed-master-bash-parameter-expansion/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:28:53 +0200 https://blog.thetextsmith.com/text-processing/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. https://blog.thetextsmith.com/text-processing/awk-the-secret-arsenal-of-a-textsmith/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:22:42 +0200 https://blog.thetextsmith.com/text-processing/awk-the-secret-arsenal-of-a-textsmith/ When everyone else sees a paragraph, AWK sees a database. https://blog.thetextsmith.com/bookshelf/book-review-effective-awk-programming/ Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:15:16 +0200 https://blog.thetextsmith.com/bookshelf/book-review-effective-awk-programming/ 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.