Text is structured: character, word, line, possibly field.
Even "bytes" (octets) have some structure. On top of text,
I usually layer, these days, usually JSON. Bytes? usually
sqlite3
Yes, creating a parser with grep isn't usually desired.
But, "plain text" is quite useful. And, with JSON and sqlite3 in easy reach, I don't see the massive issue.
Please -- I would like examples where you had issues
with doing something even slightly complicated with
"just text", and had difficulty. I really want to examine
this. Either the text toolkits are not adequate, or
I will be convinced that I am wrong, and will investigate
structured CLI and OS interfaces.
Yes, creating a parser with grep isn't usually desired. But, "plain text" is quite useful. And, with JSON and sqlite3 in easy reach, I don't see the massive issue.
Please -- I would like examples where you had issues with doing something even slightly complicated with "just text", and had difficulty. I really want to examine this. Either the text toolkits are not adequate, or I will be convinced that I am wrong, and will investigate structured CLI and OS interfaces.
FredW