Re: Key Concepts in AWK

jmh wrote:

> I wondering if anyone in the group thinks there are
> a few key conepts that a beginer to AWK really needs 
> to grasp to really appreciate the tool and make the
> most out of it.
> 
> jmh

YES.

This is a procedural program:

	while read line {
		if (condition) {
			action
		}
	}

This is an awk program:

	condition { action }

Now buy the book Effective Awk Programming, Third Edition By Arnold 
Robbins (http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/awkprog3/)
and browse the 
archives of this NG.

Regards,

	Ed.