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>"tools that every newbie nix user should be already familiar with"

The key word is should... you might be surprised how many "not newbie" nix users are not aware of those commands or how using them in this fashion. Specially awk.

I forgot all about wc, but thanks to this article I may remember it the next time I need it.

Thanks!

Indeed. I'm going to start calling myself a data scientist now, instead of a sysadmin. See if I can't get a raise.

Don't forget there are only ever going to be more unix newbies in the world. It's not like they're a dying breed. There are more people than ever who have never been exposed to unix tools who might benefit from them (myself included several years ago).

Lots of people are familiar with the "basics" of each of these commands but many of them (awk, sed) are very powerful utilities that can do much, much more than it appears at first glance.