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Old 01-27-2011
it's ok to learn awk and not learning sed?
please reflect... since I am beginner and dont know what to do

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I am aware that awk is programming language and sed is just a tool (however people created some games with it). thanks
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Old 01-27-2011
Learn both and learn to use them appropriately.
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Old 01-27-2011
A modicum of both is very useful. I have been using UNIX 20 odd years, and I picked up awk quite quickly, but only really ever used the string replace in sed. I have noticed, since joining this forum that things that can be quite tricky in awk, can sometimes be easy in sed. I personally found awk easier to use, and I think in the long run it probably is slightly more useful, but dont ever forget sed....try to spend just a few hours on a tutorial and learn what it can do.
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