Next generation Unix pipe by Alex Larsson

Re:Next generation Unix pipe by Alex Larsson by chris_wot on Friday August 10, 2012 @10:19PM (#4369185)

Don't need to always use sed and awk. You can more easily sort, without recoursing to cut. You can let your pipe work on ranges.

Basically, use your imagination :-)

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Re:Next generation Unix pipe by Alex Larsson by rflrob on Friday August 10, 2012 @10:30PM (#4369206)

What's wrong with sed and awk? This may be the Stockholm Syndrome talking, but I like awk!

As for the sorting, what's wrong with using the -k flag? I only use cut when I really don't care about that field.

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Re:Next generation Unix pipe by Alex Larsson by rhizome on Friday August 10, 2012 @10:40PM (#4369222)

Well I'm not going to learn a new tool to solve imaginary problems. Is there anything in the real world, a simple scenario where this would be handier than tools that have existed for 20+ years?

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Re:Next generation Unix pipe by Alex Larsson by chris_wot on Saturday August 11, 2012 @12:57AM (#4369490)

If you know the tools, great! Don't let stop you from using them.

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