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basic function of awk

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whats the basic function of 'awk' Ankit

Name: lankrypt0
Date: December 4, 2007 at 08:48:13 Pacific

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Not to come off rude, but have you tried googling the word awk?

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Name: nails
Date: December 4, 2007 at 10:48:18 Pacific

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From O'Reilly's "sed & awk" by Dougherty & Robbins: Awk is a programming language that permits easy manipulation of structured data and the generation of reports.

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