[Novalug] Ubuntu Dependencies

[James Ewing Cottrell 3rd]

Jon LaBadie wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 08:37:03PM -0500, James Ewing Cottrell 3rd wrote:
>> ACK! Please don't use awk.
> 
> Unless it is a good choice of a tool
> to use for the problem at hand.
> As often it is.

I agree In Theory, but my y point is that In Practice it rarely is.

Anything simple, use sh.
Anything complex, use perl.

Why would you use AWK when you have sh and perl?

JIM