File manipulation is one of the most common task we perform when interacting with a computer. The two main ways to manipulate a file are via the command-line or GUI. Using the GUI is simple and straightforward but time-consuming when dealing with a large number of file. The command-line requires a little knowledge of basic commands but is quick, efficient and automatable. We will focus on using the commmand-line to manipulate files. We have numerous tools that assist us in command-line file manipulation in this tutorial we will focus on a few.
- Shell
- Sed
- AWK
- Parallel