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Awk and shell scripting is the rabbit hole that is best avoided IMHO. Often it's just easier to crank out a "real" program using your lost familiar programming
by ensiferum 6y ago
Awk and shell scripting is the rabbit hole that is best avoided IMHO. Often it's just easier to crank out a "real" program using your lost familiar programming language or at very least python instead of starting to work with shell or awk scripting.
- nmz 6y agoAwk is a full blown programming language though. comparable to python but allowing for much more compact code. Though I completely agree on avoiding shell. the only good shell I've seen is rc. but the relying on external utilities is a double edged sword. forking is too costly over time.