6 Best CLI Tools to Search Plain-Text Data Using Regular Expressions
This guide takes a tour of some of the best command-line tools that are used for searching matching strings or patterns in text files. These
Awk Command
How to Write Scripts Using Awk Programming Language – Part 13
All along from the beginning of the Awk series up to Part 12, we have been writing small Awk commands and programs on the command
How to Use Flow Control Statements in Awk – Part 12
When you review all the Awk examples we have covered so far, right from the start of the Awk series, you will notice that all
How to Allow Awk to Use Shell Variables – Part 11
When we write shell scripts, we normally include other smaller programs or commands such as Awk operations in our scripts. In the case of Awk,
Learn How to Use Awk Built-in Variables – Part 10
As we uncover the section of Awk features, in this part of the series, we shall walk through the concept of built-in variables in Awk.
Learn How to Use Awk Special Patterns ‘BEGIN and END’ – Part 9
In Part 8 of this Awk series, we introduced some powerful Awk command features, that is variables, numeric expressions and assignment operators. As we advance,
Learn How to Use Awk Variables, Numeric Expressions and Assignment Operators – Part 8
The Awk command series is getting exciting I believe, in the previous seven parts, we walked through some fundamentals of Awk that you need to
How to Read Awk Input from STDIN in Linux – Part 7
In the previous parts of the Awk tool series, we looked at reading input mostly from a file(s), but what if you want to read
How to Use ‘next’ Command with Awk in Linux – Part 6
In this sixth part of Awk series, we shall look at using next command, which tells Awk to skip all remaining patterns and expressions that
How to Use Compound Expressions with Awk in Linux – Part 5
All along, we have been looking at simple expressions when checking whether a condition has been meet or not. What if you want to use
How to Use Comparison Operators with Awk in Linux – Part 4
When dealing with numerical or string values in a line of text, filtering text or strings using comparison operators comes in handy for Awk command
How to Use Awk to Filter Text or Strings Using Pattern Specific Actions
In the third part of the Awk command series, we shall take a look at filtering text or strings based on specific patterns that a