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GNU text processing overview, part 1B: More basic commands

Given its heritage in Unix, it’s no surprise that GNU has a wealth of text processing tools and techniques to aid coders, writers, and publishers in editing and otherwise manipulating text documents.

This three-part series will introduce the bulk of those tools and utilities (plus some techniques) and include links to learning more. This part (part 1B) will cover more of the basic tools. The previous section — GNU text processing overview, part 1A: The basics — introduced other basic commands.

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