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Quick and Dirty Data Extraction in AWK

  • Linux Journal (Posted by on CST)
  • Story Type: News Story
Need to pull some data from text--maybe e-mail messages--and sort it, graph it or otherwise manipulate it? Here's an AWK script to use as a starting point.
What is your name?

What is your E-Mail address?

What is the email address of the recipient?

Add a special note from yourself?