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Linux Administration with sed and awk

by Andrew Mallett

Would you like to programmatically edit files or extract complex data from text files? This course will teach you the skills needed to master text files with tens of thousands of lines; editing content and filtering the data you need.

What you'll learn

Being able to work quicker and more efficiently is a requirement in the modern age. In this course, Linux Administration with sed and awk, you’ll learn how to programmatically edit files and extract complex data. First, you’ll explore working with regular expressions. Next, you’ll discover the power of sed. Finally, you’ll learn how to extract complex data patterns with awk. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of mastering text files needed to remotely edit files across your estate and pull out valuable data.

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About the author

Andrew is an all around Linux professional with in depth knowledge of the OS and this is supported with scripting in bash, perl, python and ruby and application development in C, C++ and Java. Having worked for many years in training, Andrew has developed automated course build systems after endless time wasted on Friday nights. The first build system he built was aptly named "Friday nights." This has inspired his interest in all things deployment related. He has authored training courses on M... more

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