gawk

GNU awk

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What it does

Extended awk with -i inplace option. See the flags and examples below, and run `man gawk` for the full reference.

Common flags
FlagMeaning
-i inplace-i inplace⚠ Edit files in place
Examples
gawk -F, '{s+=$3} END{print s}' sales.csvSum a column · explain & risk-check →
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Reference text is hand-written and may be incomplete — check man gawk for your version. Test destructive commands on a non-production system first.