perl -nle is a nice substitute if you need a bit more code or its version of regexps. This proved to be quite useful when working with multiple Unices who all h

perl -nle is a nice substitute if you need a bit more code or its version of regexps. This proved to be quite useful when working with multiple Unices who all had different awks. Still, the One True Awk still has my favorite opening line in its "b.c" source file: /* lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate. */