{"product_id":"effective-awk-programming-arnold-robbins-9781491904619","title":"Effective awk Programming: Universal Text Processing and Pattern Matching","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen processing text files, the \u003ci\u003eawk\u003c\/i\u003e language is ideal for handling data extraction, reporting, and data-reformatting jobs. This practical guide serves as both a reference and tutorial for POSIX-standard \u003ci\u003eawk\u003c\/i\u003e and for the GNU implementation, called \u003ci\u003egawk\u003c\/i\u003e. This book is useful for novices and \u003ci\u003eawk\u003c\/i\u003e experts alike. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this thoroughly revised edition, author and \u003ci\u003egawk\u003c\/i\u003e lead developer Arnold Robbins describes the \u003ci\u003eawk\u003c\/i\u003e language and \u003ci\u003egawk\u003c\/i\u003e program in detail, shows you how to use \u003ci\u003eawk\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003egawk\u003c\/i\u003e for problem solving, and then dives into specific features of \u003ci\u003egawk\u003c\/i\u003e. System administrators, programmers, webmasters, and other power users will find everything they need to know about \u003ci\u003eawk\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003egawk\u003c\/i\u003e. You will learn how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFormat text and use regular expressions in \u003ci\u003eawk\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003egawk\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProcess data using \u003ci\u003eawk\u003c\/i\u003e's operators and built-in functions \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManage data relationships using associative arrays \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefine your own functions \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Think in \u003ci\u003eawk\u003c\/i\u003e\" with two full chapters of sample functions and programs \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake advantage of \u003ci\u003egawk\u003c\/i\u003e's many advanced features \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDebug \u003ci\u003eawk\u003c\/i\u003e programs with the \u003ci\u003egawk\u003c\/i\u003e built-in debugger \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtend \u003ci\u003egawk\u003c\/i\u003e by writing new functions in C or C++ \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is published under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. \u003ci\u003eYou have the freedom to copy and modify this GNU manual.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoyalties from the sales of this book go to the Free Software Foundation and to the author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arnold Robbins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1491904615\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781491904619\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e O'Reilly Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 557\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 7.00w x 1.10d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arnold Robbins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989902983423,"sku":"9781491904619","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_905a0331-a934-4688-b07c-9a1529c60c07.jpg?v=1683301979","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/effective-awk-programming-arnold-robbins-9781491904619","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}