SettingsUnix text processing utilities
agrep
agrep (approximate grep) is a proprietary fuzzy string searching program, developed by Udi Manber and Sun Wu between 1988 and 1991, for use with the Unix operating system.
agrep (approximate grep) is a proprietary fuzzy string searching program, developed by Udi Manber and Sun Wu between 1988 and 1991, for use with the Unix operating system.
apropos (Unix)
In computing, apropos is a command to search the manual pages files in Unix and Unix-like operating systems.
In computing, apropos is a command to search the manual pages files in Unix and Unix-like operating systems.
AWK
The AWK utility is a data extraction and reporting tool that uses a data-driven scripting language consisting of a set of actions to be taken against textual data for the purpose of producing fo...
The AWK utility is a data extraction and reporting tool that uses a data-driven scripting language consisting of a set of actions to be taken against textual data for the purpose of producing fo...
banner (Unix)
The Unix banner program outputs a large ASCII art version of the text that is supplied to it as its program arguments.
The Unix banner program outputs a large ASCII art version of the text that is supplied to it as its program arguments.
cat (Unix)
The cat command is a standard Unix program used to concatenate and display files.
The cat command is a standard Unix program used to concatenate and display files.
chomski
chomski virtual machine (named after the noted linguist Noam Chomsky) and pp (the pattern parser) refer to both a command line computer language and utility (interpreter for that language...
chomski virtual machine (named after the noted linguist Noam Chomsky) and pp (the pattern parser) refer to both a command line computer language and utility (interpreter for that language...
cut (Unix)
In computing, cut is a Unix command line utility which is used to extract sections from each line of input — usually from a file.
In computing, cut is a Unix command line utility which is used to extract sections from each line of input — usually from a file.
fmt
The fmt command in Unix is used to format human-language text.
The fmt command in Unix is used to format human-language text.
Grep
grep is a command line text search utility originally written for Unix.
grep is a command line text search utility originally written for Unix.
Hamilton C shell
Hamilton C shell is a clone of the Unix C shell and utilities for Microsoft Windows created by Nicole Hamilton at Hamilton Laboratories.
Hamilton C shell is a clone of the Unix C shell and utilities for Microsoft Windows created by Nicole Hamilton at Hamilton Laboratories.
head (Unix)
head is a program on Unix and Unix-like systems used to display the first few lines of a text file or piped data.
head is a program on Unix and Unix-like systems used to display the first few lines of a text file or piped data.
iconv
iconv is a computer program and a standardized application programming interface used to convert between different character encodings.
iconv is a computer program and a standardized application programming interface used to convert between different character encodings.
join (Unix)
join is a command in Unix-like operating systems that merges the lines of two sorted text files based on the presence of a common field.
join is a command in Unix-like operating systems that merges the lines of two sorted text files based on the presence of a common field.
Network Kanji Filter
nkf, which stands for Network Kanji Filter, is a Unix computer program that converts Japanese encoding.
nkf, which stands for Network Kanji Filter, is a Unix computer program that converts Japanese encoding.
Par (command)
The computer program par is a text formatting utility for unix, written by Adam M. Costello as a replacement for the fmt command.
The computer program par is a text formatting utility for unix, written by Adam M. Costello as a replacement for the fmt command.
paste (Unix)
paste is a Unix command line utility which is used to join files horizontally (parallel merging) by outputting lines consisting of the sequentially corresponding lines of each file specified, se...
paste is a Unix command line utility which is used to join files horizontally (parallel merging) by outputting lines consisting of the sequentially corresponding lines of each file specified, se...
ptx (Unix)
ptx is a Unix utility, named for the permuted index which can perform the function of the Keyword in Context (KWIC) search mode.
ptx is a Unix utility, named for the permuted index which can perform the function of the Keyword in Context (KWIC) search mode.
sed
sed is a Unix utility that parses text and implements a programming language which can apply transformations to such text.
sed is a Unix utility that parses text and implements a programming language which can apply transformations to such text.
sort (Unix)
sort is a standard Unix command line program that prints the lines of its input or concatenation of all files listed in its argument list in sorted order.
sort is a standard Unix command line program that prints the lines of its input or concatenation of all files listed in its argument list in sorted order.
strings (Unix)
In computer software, strings is a program in Unix-like operating systems that finds and prints text strings embedded in binary files such as executables.
In computer software, strings is a program in Unix-like operating systems that finds and prints text strings embedded in binary files such as executables.
tac (Unix)
tac is a Linux command that allows you to see a file line-by-line backwards.
tac is a Linux command that allows you to see a file line-by-line backwards.
tail (Unix)
tail is a program on Unix and Unix-like systems used to display the last few lines of a text file or piped data.
tail is a program on Unix and Unix-like systems used to display the last few lines of a text file or piped data.
tee (command)
In computing, tee is a command in various command-line interpreters such as Unix shells, 4DOS/4NT and Windows PowerShell, which displays or pipes the output of a command and copies it into a fil...
In computing, tee is a command in various command-line interpreters such as Unix shells, 4DOS/4NT and Windows PowerShell, which displays or pipes the output of a command and copies it into a fil...
tr (Unix)
tr is a command in Unix-like operating systems.
tr is a command in Unix-like operating systems.
uniq
uniq is a Unix utility which, when fed a text file, outputs the file with adjacent identical lines collapsed to one.
uniq is a Unix utility which, when fed a text file, outputs the file with adjacent identical lines collapsed to one.
unix2dos
unix2dos is a Unix tool to convert an ASCII text file from Unix format to DOS format and vice versa.
unix2dos is a Unix tool to convert an ASCII text file from Unix format to DOS format and vice versa.
wc (Unix)
wc is a command in Unix-like operating systems.
wc is a command in Unix-like operating systems.
xargs
xargs is a command on Unix and most Unix-like operating systems used to build and execute command lines from standard input.
xargs is a command on Unix and most Unix-like operating systems used to build and execute command lines from standard input.