Demonstrate how to use text processing commands like ‘sed’, and ‘cut’ with suitable examples.

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Detailed Explanation

1. The sed Command

  • sed stands for Stream Editor.

  • It processes text line by line and can perform operations like:

    • Substitution (find & replace)

    • Deletion of lines

    • Insertion of text

    • Transformation of characters

Common Syntax

Examples

  1. Substitute (Replace text)

2. Delete lines

3. Insert a line

4.Print specific lines

2. The cut Command

  • cut is used to extract specific parts of text based on:

    • Delimiter (-d): Extract fields separated by characters (like , or :).

    • Character position (-c): Extract a range of characters.

    • Fields (-f): Select columns from the input.

Common Syntax

Examples

  1. Extract specific columns from a CSV file

2. Extract multiple fields

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