Text processing
awk
Pattern scanning and processing language.
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Verified: 2025-09-09
Syntax
$awk 'PROGRAM' [DATEI]
Examples
$awk '{print $1}' file.txt
$awk -F':' '{print $1}' /etc/passwd
Typical use cases
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Standard usage
awk --help
Note
Powerful for field-based text analysis.
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