Get started with AWK

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I have recently (re)discovered AWK through using GoAWK, a POSIX-compliant AWK interpreter written in Go, with CSV support — courtesy of Ben Hoyt. This inspired me to (re)acquaint myself with AWK itself…

What is AWK?

AWK is a true GNU/Linux classic, designed by Alfred Aho, Peter Weinberger, and Brian Kernighan — three of the biggest names in UNIX development and computer science in general. It…