- Introduction to AWK: What Is AWK and Why Use It?
- Setting Up Your AWK Development Environment
- Your First AWK Program: Hello World
- Basic Syntax of an AWK Program
- Understanding Fields and Records in AWK
- Using AWK on the Command Line
- Basic AWK Patterns and Actions
- AWK Input and Output: Printing and Formatting Text
- Using AWK for Simple Text Processing
- Introduction to AWK Variables
- Working with Built-in AWK Variables
- AWK's Special Characters: FS, OFS, RS, ORS
- Basic Arithmetic in AWK
- Conditional Statements in AWK: if, else
- Loops in AWK: for, while
- Using AWK for String Manipulation
- Using AWK with Regular Expressions
- Redirecting Input and Output in AWK
- Understanding AWK’s Field Separator (FS)
- Simple Data Filtering in AWK
- Processing CSV Files with AWK
- Extracting Specific Columns from Data Using AWK
- Counting Occurrences of Words or Lines in AWK
- AWK’s BEGIN and END Blocks
- Writing Your First AWK Script
- Advanced Field and Record Processing in AWK
- Using Arrays in AWK
- Multi-Dimensional Arrays in AWK
- Associative Arrays in AWK
- Sorting Data in AWK
- AWK’s Built-In Functions for String Manipulation
- Mathematical Functions in AWK
- Using Regular Expressions for Complex Pattern Matching
- Working with Data Files in AWK
- Splitting Strings into Arrays in AWK
- Using Loops to Process Data in AWK
- Creating Custom Functions in AWK
- AWK Output Formatting: printf and sprintf
- Handling Multiple Input Files with AWK
- Using AWK for Data Transformation
- Managing Field and Record Separators Dynamically
- Reading Data from Command-Line Arguments in AWK
- AWK for Log File Analysis
- Using AWK to Summarize Data
- File Redirection and Pipelining with AWK
- Understanding AWK’s Input Record Structure
- Using AWK for Basic System Administration Tasks
- Implementing Complex Filters with AWK
- Finding Patterns in Text Files with AWK
- Using AWK to Process JSON-like Data
- Using AWK in Shell Scripts for Text Processing
- Handling Multiple Records in AWK
- Case-Insensitive Matching in AWK
- Efficient Data Manipulation with AWK Arrays
- Using AWK for String Replacements and Substitutions
- Manipulating Dates and Times in AWK
- Working with CSV and TSV Formats in AWK
- Integrating AWK with Other Unix Utilities
- Debugging AWK Scripts: Tips and Techniques
- AWK for Network Log Analysis
- Using AWK to Process HTTP Logs
- AWK and Performance Optimization: Efficient Code
- Using AWK for Text Reporting and Statistics
- Working with Multiple Patterns in AWK
- Advanced Regular Expressions and Their Use in AWK
- Mastering AWK's Regular Expressions: Advanced Techniques
- Complex Data Processing with AWK
- AWK and File Descriptors: Low-Level I/O Operations
- Using AWK for Advanced Data Transformation
- Implementing Algorithms with AWK
- Performance Tuning in AWK: Speeding Up Your Scripts
- AWK for Bioinformatics Data Processing
- Advanced String and Pattern Matching in AWK
- AWK and Large Data Sets: Handling and Optimizing Performance
- AWK with JSON: Parsing and Manipulating JSON Data
- Creating AWK Scripts for Automation
- Parallel Processing in AWK: Techniques and Tools
- Using AWK with Databases and External Data Sources
- Building a Simple Command-Line Tool with AWK
- AWK and XML: Processing XML Data
- Working with Binary Files in AWK
- AWK for Data Cleaning and Preprocessing
- AWK and Shell Scripting: Combining the Best of Both Worlds
- Creating Modular AWK Scripts and Libraries
- AWK and Regular Expressions for Data Extraction
- Handling Complex JSON Structures with AWK
- AWK for Monitoring and System Administration
- AWK for Data Encryption and Hashing
- Error Handling and Debugging Complex AWK Scripts
- Building Custom Report Generators with AWK
- Writing Portable AWK Scripts for Multiple Environments
- AWK and Network Programming: Processing Network Data
- AWK for Security Auditing and Compliance Reporting
- Advanced Array Techniques in AWK: Multidimensional Arrays
- Interfacing AWK with External Scripts and Programs
- AWK as a Domain-Specific Language (DSL) for Text Processing
- AWK for Real-Time Data Processing
- Extending AWK with External Libraries
- Creating and Managing Large-Scale Data Pipelines with AWK
- The Future of AWK: Trends and Advanced Features
These 100 chapters cover a broad spectrum of topics for mastering AWK, starting from the basics of syntax, text processing, and regular expressions to advanced topics like performance optimization, network programming, and real-time data processing. This progression ensures that readers can gradually build their expertise in using AWK for a wide range of practical applications, from simple text manipulations to complex data analysis and automation tasks.