awk

Question 1

What is awk used for?

Answer 1

• processing structured text data, especially data organized in rows and columns
• search for patterns in each line of a file or stream and perform specific actions on those lines

Question 2

When would you choose awk over sed?

Answer 2

when need to work with data that is organized in columns (or fields)

Question 3

Why is awk good for processing columns?

Answer 3

because it automatically splits each line into fields based on a delimiter (like space, tab, comma, etc.).

Question 4

In what situation would you use awk?

Answer 4

when dealing with tasks that require extracting, transforming, and summarizing data from structured text files (like CSV, log files)

Question 5

Can awk be used for editing?

Answer 5

no