https://blog.thetextsmith.com/tags/native-text-processing/ Recent content in Native Text-Processing on Under the Anvil Hugo en-us Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:01:12 +0200 https://blog.thetextsmith.com/weekly-nugget/ten-bash-parameter-expansions-you-ll-actually-use/ Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:01:12 +0200 https://blog.thetextsmith.com/weekly-nugget/ten-bash-parameter-expansions-you-ll-actually-use/ Bash is not just about running commands—it is also a surprisingly capable text-processing language. Many people reach for sed, awk, or tr without realizing that Bash itself can perform many everyday string manipulations instantly, without launching another process. Find out in this week’s nugget.