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# awk
> A versatile programming language for working on files.
- Print the fifth column in a space separated file:
`awk '{print $5}' {{filename}}`
- Print the third column in a comma separated file:
`awk -F ',' '{print $3}' {{filename}}`
- Sum the values in the first column and print the total:
`awk '{s+=$1} END {print s}' {{filename}}`
- Sum the values in the first column and pretty-print the values and then the total:
`awk '{s+=$1; print $1} END {print "--------"; print s}' {{filename}}`