Search & Text Processing: An Overview

In Linux, powerful commands allow you to search for files, directories, and text patterns, as well as perform in-line text replacements. This section provides an overview of the key commands for these tasks.

Key Commands

Command	Purpose
`find`	Recursively searches for files and directories based on various criteria.
`grep`	Searches for text patterns within files, using regular expressions.
`sed`	A powerful stream editor used for filtering and transforming text, primarily for search and replace operations.
`awk`	A text-processing language used for advanced pattern scanning and processing, often used to process and report on structured data.
`xargs`	Builds and executes command lines from standard input. It's often used with `find` to run commands on a large number of files.
`column`	Formats input into columns. It's a handy tool for making the output of other commands more readable and tabular.