sed & awk: Unix Power Tools Paperback - 1997
by Dougherty, Dale; Robbins, Arnold
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This edition describes two text processing programs that are mainstays of the UNIX programmer's toolbox. The book lays a foundation for both programs by describing how they are used and by introducing the fundamental concepts of regular expressions and text matching. Cover Title
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- Title sed & awk: Unix Power Tools
- Author Dougherty, Dale; Robbins, Arnold
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Second Edition
- Condition Used - Acceptable
- Pages 432
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher O'Reilly Media, U.S.A.
- Date 1997
- Bookseller's Inventory # G1565922255I5N00
- ISBN 9781565922259 / 1565922255
- Weight 1.55 lbs (0.70 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6.9 x 1 in (22.86 x 17.53 x 2.54 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Utilities (Computer programs)
- Dewey Decimal Code 005.43
From the rear cover
The book begins with an overview and a tutorial that demonstrate a progression in functionality from grep to sed to awk. sed and awk share a similar command-line syntax, accepting user instructions in the form of a script. Because all three programs use UNIX regular expressions, an entire chapter is devoted to understanding UNIX regular expression syntax. Next, the book describes how to write sed scripts. After getting started by writing a few simple scripts, you'll learn other basic commands that parallel manual editing actions, as well as advanced commands that introduce simple programming constructs. Among the advanced commands are those that manipulate the hold space, a set-aside temporary buffer. The second part of the book has been extensively revised to include POSIX awk as well as coverage of three freely available and three commercial versions of awk. The book introduces the primary features of the awk language and how to write simple scripts. You'll also learn: common programming constructs; how to use awk's built-in functions; how to write user-defined functions; debugging techniques for awk programs; how to develop an application that processes an index, demonstrating much of the power of awk; and FTP and contact information for obtaining various versions of awk. Also included is a miscellany of user-contributed scripts that demonstrate a wide range of sed and awk scripting styles and techniques.