Chapter 7. Miscellaneous Tools

In addition to the standard development tools used in software development projects, many other utilities are also helpful. Most of the time these utilities are not directly related to the software development process but are used as helping aids. This chapter provides an introduction to some of these utilities that are extremely helpful in the software development process. Some of the more common uses of these utilities are presented and readers are encouraged to experiment with them. If properly utilized, they may save time and increase productivity.

The indent utility is helpful in implementing a common programming style scheme to all source code files in a project. The sed utility is useful for searching and ...

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