regexp manuals/tutorials/books for beginners ?

[Henry Spencer]

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004, Peter L. Peres wrote:
> There is a gawk book online on many linux systems (I don't know where it
> comes from). It covers extended regexps...
> PS: On my system the 'book' is in /usr/doc/packages/gawkdoc. It is FSF/GNU
> copyrighted and written by SSC in Seattle. The proper title is 'Effective
> AWK Programming' by Arnold D. Robbins...

Arnold went on to do the second edition of O'Reilly's "sed & awk" book,
which is also good. 

                                                          Henry Spencer
                                                       henry-lqW1N6Cllo0sV2N9l4h3zg at public.gmane.org

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