[shell-discuss] Re: Re: Re: [osol-code] Coding (style) guidelines forshell scripts ?

[Casper.Dik at Sun.COM]

>> Here are my comments about coding error checking, the
>> -p option,
>> and coding style in response to all of the e-mails.
>
>...
>
>> 14.	Don't use awk or sed for simple string
>> manipulation.  Use
>> 	the built-in features of the shell.
>
>Would you please elaborate on this point? Why is it better to use the built-in features of the she
ll rather than specialized tools like `awk` and `sed`? Does this not "fly" against the rule of modu
larity, and chaining many specialized programs together for maximum flexibility?

Operative word: "simple", I would think.

Casper