IMHO, a GUI for sed or awk would actually HINDER learning these tools (GUIs
are usually designed to let you use something without actually understanding
it). The best way to learn them is to have an actual purpose for them, so
that you can put it into context. In my first few years playing with linux I
did a lot of reading on them both, and ran through tutorials and examples
and still felt pretty cloudy. My understanding increased ten-fold, however,
within my first three months at my current job when I started actually using
them regularly. I do a lot of scripting to automate processes, and awk is a
fantastic tool for searching database output to see what specific piece of
info is in specific fields, and kicking off other scripts based on the
results. I do all my C/C++ coding from vi, and sed is a quick and easy tool
to make global changes through my code.
If you're just trying to pass the sed/awk questions for a certification,
then try to sit down with someone who can quiz you enough to get the
majority of the answers...but if you want to actually learn them, then try
to find a use for them and practice. Oh, and don't forget how well using
the "big three" (grep/sed/awk) teach you to love regular expressions like
you would your favorite cat or dog. :-) Just my $.02.
-Larry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joshua S. Freeman [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 12:42 PM
> To: Kenneth E. Lussier
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Procmail front-end?
>
> while we're on the subject, i was walking in the arnold arboretum this
> morning.. thinking about the linux professional institute
> certification.. i downloaded rute last night (a cert. manual..) from
> rute.sourceforge.net ... sed/awk are some of the first things covered
> and I thought it would be cool if there was a GUI frontend for sed and
> for awk.. if for no other reason to gain a better understanding of just
> what these two tools are for and how they are used...
>
> J.
>
> On Sun, 28 Jan 2001,
> Kenneth E. Lussier wrote:
>
> > All,
> >
> > Does anyone know of a GUI frontend for procmail? I know that it is't all
> > that difficult to set up procmail, but I'm thinking in terms of the
> > average user that doesn't even know what procmail is, and really doesn't
> > need to. They just need to set up mail filters, and whatever is on the
> > backend that does it is transparent to them.
> >
> > TIA,
> > Kenny
> >
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