The text file is the king format of bioinformatics. Knowing how to wrangle the text files on the command line is critical.
AWK is my life-savior when wrangling text files. Together with sed, I can accomplish a lot on the command line. TRUST me, you will love it.
In just 12 quick pages, you'll discover:
- The easy syntax that makes awk so user-friendly but also versatile for advanced work
- How to isolate columns and extract fields for fast data restructuring
- Powerful pattern-matching tricks used by the pros
- Creative ways to transform genomic formats for seamless analysis
- Real-world bioinformatics examples so you can instantly apply awk to your own datasets
- And much more!