Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 11:34:09 -0500 From: Scott W <wegster@mindcore.net> To: ecrist@adtechintegrated.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Text parsing? Message-ID: <400AB581.9030202@mindcore.net> In-Reply-To: <200401172159.37521.ecrist@adtechintegrated.com> References: <200401172159.37521.ecrist@adtechintegrated.com>
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Eric F Crist wrote: >Hello group, > >For what purposes will I find I need to use all these tools you write about? >I'm talking about awk, ed, ex, etc. I haven't found the need to do so, yet, >but I'd like to possibly learn this stuff before I really do need it. > > > Depends on what your system is used for- I've used the previously mentioned tools almost daily when working as a sysadmin- for monitoring disk qusage, process CPU usage, parsing output (log and standalone application one-time logs), install logs....you name it. Scott
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