> But “grep -v” is OK… > It’s possible to emulate grep -v with awk, but it’s not a good idea: $ [data is generated] | awk '/something/ {next} 1' Ever heard

> But “grep -v” is OK… > It’s possible to emulate grep -v with awk, but it’s not a good idea: $ [data is generated] | awk '/something/ {next} 1' Ever heard of logical operator of negation? awk '!/something/'