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Add pwcat command

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
awk, rust
Domain
cli

Research direction

Start by comparing the requested pwcat functionality with the linked gawk package and locating the project's command entry points and existing command coverage. Done means the Rust awk replacement provides pwcat behavior comparable to gawk, with appropriate verification added for the new command.

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Description

Compared to https://archlinux.org/packages/core/x86_64/gawk/, it lacks the pwcat functionality.

Dominant language
Rust
Stars
27
Forks
7
Avg merge
4h 32m
Merged PRs (30d)
11

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