Awk

Most powerful linux command

Meant to work with cut-able files or structured data

Don't use for unstructured data

awk is more of a language than merely a command

It likely will require more practice thanthe other commands

Etymology
Name derived from


 * Aho
 * Weinberger
 * Kernigan

Kernigan was highly influential on the development of the C language

Command structure

 * awk '$SEARCHCRITERIA $ACTIONS' file