[CentOS] Log File Reviewing

> Why not just start with perl which does more than sed/awk while using 
> similar syntax (if you want)?

This is why:

awk '/^[[:space:]]*word/ {print}' logfile

vs

perl -ne 'if (/^\s*word/) { print $_; }' logfile


Which syntax is likely to be easier to remember? 


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