That's funny, and totally not what awk was designed for, but it does it anyway!
It's exactly what it was designed for - text processing! Which fits perfectly for the irc protocol.
Awk was designed for one liners and short programs, not tons of lines. See talks by its designers.
It's exactly what it was designed for - text processing! Which fits perfectly for the irc protocol.
Awk was designed for one liners and short programs, not tons of lines. See talks by its designers.