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  • Awk has the advantage over Perl/Python/etc. that it’s standardized by POSIX. Therefore you can rely on it on all operating systems. It’s pretty much the only advanced scripting language available that is POSIX – the alternative would be some heavy shell scripting or almost-unreadable sed.







  • jxk@sh.itjust.workstolinuxmemes@lemmy.worldfight me
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    1 year ago

    Linux: Of course you can use these syscalls designed in the 70s. Windows: Compatibility with what? No, you must use these newly-designed functions that exist only on windows. It’s for your own protection.

    Tell me again how proprietary software gives a shit about compatibility.