Effective awk Programming - 4th Edition by Arnold Robbins (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>When processing text files, the <i>awk</i> language is ideal for handling data extraction, reporting, and data-reformatting jobs. This practical guide serves as both a reference and tutorial for POSIX-standard <i>awk</i> and for the GNU implementation, called <i>gawk</i>. This book is useful for novices and <i>awk</i> experts alike.</p><p>In this thoroughly revised edition, author and <i>gawk</i> lead developer Arnold Robbins describes the <i>awk</i> language and <i>gawk</i> program in detail, shows you how to use <i>awk</i> and <i>gawk</i> for problem solving, and then dives into specific features of <i>gawk</i>. System administrators, programmers, webmasters, and other power users will find everything they need to know about <i>awk</i> and <i>gawk</i>. You will learn how to: </p><ul><li>Format text and use regular expressions in <i>awk</i> and <i>gawk</i></li><li>Process data using <i>awk</i>'s operators and built-in functions</li><li>Manage data relationships using associative arrays</li><li>Define your own functions</li><li>Think in <i>awk</i> with two full chapters of sample functions and programs</li><li>Take advantage of <i>gawk</i>'s many advanced features</li><li>Debug <i>awk</i> programs with the <i>gawk</i> built-in debugger</li><li>Extend <i>gawk</i> by writing new functions in C or C++</li></ul><p>This book is published under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. <i>You have the freedom to copy and modify this GNU manual.</i></p><p>Royalties from the sales of this book go to the Free Software Foundation and to the author.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Arnold Robbins is a professional programmer and technical author who has worked with Unix systems since 1980 and has been using AWK since 1987. As a member of the POSIX 1003.2 balloting group, he helped shape the POSIX standard for AWK. Arnold is currently the maintainer of gawk and its documentation. He is coauthor of the sixth edition of O'Reilly's Learning the vi Editor.</p>
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