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help:general_linux:linux_advanced [2016/05/18 14:04]
jebailie [Linux Commands : advanced] 		help:general_linux:linux_advanced [2016/05/18 14:16]
jebailie [awk]
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 ==== grep ==== ==== grep ====
- : "searches the named input FILE for lines containing a match to PATTERN"+"searches the named input FILE for lines containing a match to PATTERN" 
 + 
 +* Good for searching a file for a certain pattern
 <code> <code>
 user@tim:~$ grep --help user@tim:~$ grep --help
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 ==== awk ==== ==== awk ====
- : "pattern scanning and processing language"+"pattern scanning and processing language"
  
- : good for printing columnar data, note that the field separator (between the columns) can be anything (space, tab, colon, etc)+* good for printing columnar data, note that the field separator (between the columns) can be anything (space, tab, colon, etc) and can be specified with -F
 <code> <code>
-user@tim:~$ cat test.file |awk '{print $2}'+user@tim:~$ awk '{print $2}' test.file
 cat cat
 dog dog
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 ==== sed ==== ==== sed ====
- : "stream editor for filtering and transforming text"+"stream editor for filtering and transforming text"
 <code> <code>
 user@tim:~$ sed s/cat/lion/ test.file user@tim:~$ sed s/cat/lion/ test.file