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An Awk Primer

An Awk Primer
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Table of Contents

A Guided Tour of Awk

  • Awk Overview
  • Awk Command-Line Examples
  • Awk Program Example

Awk Syntax

  • Awk Invocation and Operation
  • Search Patterns (1)
  • Search Patterns (2)
  • Numbers and Strings
  • Variables
  • Arrays
  • Operations
  • Standard Functions
  • Control Structures
  • Output with print and printf
  • A Digression: The sprintf Function
  • Output Redirection and Pipes

Awk Examples, NAWK & Awk Quick Reference

  • Using Awk from the Command Line
  • Awk Program Files
  • A Note on Awk in Shell Scripts
  • Nawk
  • Awk Quick Reference Guide
  • Revision History
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Resources and Licensing

  • Resources
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