You're hamstringing yourself with this "learn one tool" mindset.
Familiarity with a variety of tools helps you approach problems
from different perspectives and avoid the law of the instrument
Of course. Yes, different tools for different jobs. What I meant
was that it terms of priority awk might have given me more bang for
the buck as the first tool to learn. Mind, sed is simpler and
that's why I went that way. Tx. for links. 'Strength reduction' is
something I believe in instinctively. I always want to do things in
native zsh code if possible. External tools have to justify their
weight.