1. It is a lot faster than awk/perl/grep/sed combos
2. Way a lot readable and maintainable
3. More powerful than awk with it's string functionalities
4. Same availability as awk in OSs since last decade
1. It is a lot faster than awk/perl/grep/sed combos
2. Way a lot readable and maintainable
3. More powerful than awk with it's string functionalities
4. Same availability as awk in OSs since last decade