If you want a binary alternative to awk, try using lex.[1] You can feed in regexps and c code fragments and it will generate c code for you. [1] https://www.

If you want a binary alternative to awk, try using lex.[1] You can feed in regexps and c code fragments and it will generate c code for you. [1] https://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Lex-YACC-HOWTO-3.html https://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Lex-YACC-HOWTO-3.html