The state of the AWK
The state of the AWK
Posted Jun 2, 2020 12:41 UTC (Tue) by amnonbc (guest, #106638)In reply to: The state of the AWK by SiB
Parent article: The state of the AWK
Awk is a masterpiece of minimalism.
Only two features - regular expressions and associative arrays.
Only two features - regular expressions and associative arrays.
A tool simple tool that does one thing well.
And a clear expressive and readable syntax.
A classic of language design, and a pleasure to use!