Linux Journal

GNU Awk 4.1: Teaching an Old Bird Some New Tricks, Part II

In an earlier article ("GNU Awk 4.0: Teaching an Old Bird Some New Tricks", published in the September 2011 issue of Linux Journal), I gave a brief history of awk and gawk and provided a high-level ...
Hackaday

Gawking Text Files

Some tools in a toolbox are versatile. You can use a screwdriver as a pry bar to open a paint can, for example. I’ve even hammered a tack in with a screwdriver handle even though you probably ...
Ars Technica

Insert statements, the backtick, awk, arrays and premature baldness. Help Please

I have a file containing a list of entries in the format:<br><br><pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">ServerName Date Stuff1 Stuff2 Etc </pre> <br><br>I want to be able ...
Ars Technica

Unix legend, who owes us nothing, keeps fixing foundational AWK code

A Princeton professor, finding a little time for himself in the summer academic lull, emailed an old friend a couple months ago. Brian Kernighan said hello, asked how their friend’s US visit was going ...