Jerry 🦙💝🦙Jul 16, 2023
Ok. Next question: what obscure *nix utility do you love and think everyone should know about?
Show threadMans R
@jerry Not exactly obscure, but people really ought to know that sed can do a lot more than simple regex replacement.
Jul 16, 2023 at 3:48pmWeb
Show threadNopJul 16, 2023
@mansr @jerry sed is apparently turning complete https://catonmat.net/proof-that-sed-is-turing-complete
A Proof That Unix Utility Sed Is Turing Complete

Many people are surprised to learn that `sed`, a seemingly simple text filtering program, is actually Turing complete. This realization prompts the question: how can a text processing utility achieve such computational power? The answer lies in sed's fundamental operations. Essentially, sed functions as a miniature...

Show threadMans RJul 16, 2023

@nop @jerry I guess you've seen sedtris already.

https://github.com/uuner/sedtris/blob/master/sedtris.sed

sedtris/sedtris.sed at master · uuner/sedtris

Tetris in sed. Contribute to uuner/sedtris development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Show threadNopJul 16, 2023
@mansr @jerry hahaha I have now! That’s amazing
Show threadMans RJul 16, 2023

@nop @jerry You might also like this first-person shooter written in awk.

https://github.com/patsie75/awk-fps

GitHub - patsie75/awk-fps: First Person Shooter in gawk

First Person Shooter in gawk. Contribute to patsie75/awk-fps development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub
Show threadwebhatJul 16, 2023
@mansr @jerry yup, sed is a whole scripting language, i don't use it often enough to remember all the command syntax. I have the manual on my ebook reader close by.