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Re:Modernizing AWK, a 45-year old language, by adding CSV su... by rufugee on Thursday May 12, 2022 @11:35AM (#31355673)
What’s the best resource for learning modern awk these days? I’ve used it for decades, but only via memorized snippets…
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Re:Modernizing AWK, a 45-year old language, by adding CSV su... by chasil on Thursday May 12, 2022 @11:45AM (#31355825)
The full PDF of "The AWK Programming Language" has been online for some time.

Chapter 2 is the complete description of the language in 40 pages.

I think this link works...

https://ia803404.us.archive.org/0/items/pdfy-MgN0H1joIoDVoIC...

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