Linux is known for its flexibility and customization options, and there are countless tools and commands available for users to explore. However, two of the most versatile and powerful tools that every Linux geek should know are sed and awk. These command-line tools have been around for decades and are still widely used by system administrators, programmers, and power users alike. In this article, we’ll explore why every Linux geek needs to know these two tools. First, let’s define what sed and awk are. Sed (short for “stream editor”) is a command-line tool that is used for performing simple text […]
Sed is useful to understand linuxmasterrace jokes.
I dunno. I’ve been running *nix boxes since the 90s and only used sed and awk a handful of times. A handful as in 3-5. It just depends what you do.
I’m a macOS admin and I use sed fairly frequently in scripts. Can’t say I’ve had many uses for it or awk as a Linux user, however.
Wanna see something that makes even Perl look elegant and readable? Check out any sed script. Here’s tetris, in sed: https://github.com/uuner/sedtris/blob/master/sedtris.sed
