# Awk Explained

Awk is a Unix tool that can be very useful for dealing with text but can be hard to understand. Here are some useful explanations.

- [awk is a beautiful tool](http://eriwen.com/tools/awk-is-a-beautiful-tool/)
- [Famous Awk One-Liners Explained, Part I](http://www.catonmat.net/blog/awk-one-liners-explained-part-one/)
- [8 Powerful Awk Built-in Variables – FS, <span class="caps">OFS</span>, RS, <span class="caps">ORS</span>, NR, NF, <span class="caps">FILENAME</span>, <span class="caps">FNR</span>](http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2010/01/8-powerful-awk-built-in-variables-fs-ofs-rs-ors-nr-nf-filename-fnr/)
- [How to use awk command in Linux](http://xmodulo.com/2014/07/use-awk-command-linux.html)
- [Handy One-Line Scripts for Awk](http://www.pement.org/awk/awk1line.txt) – Eric Pement