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For context of 'why sed and why not x?'

This was written in 1984 (I think) and still works with a few syntax adjustments. I think it is not bad discipline to return to these tools from time to time and remember core UNIX principles.

http://web.stanford.edu/class/cs124/kwc-unix-for-poets.pdf

I am not so sure anything that I currently am writing would/ could be relevant in 30 years. Very humbling.



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