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key: pl/awk
kind: plang
name: "AWK"
url: https://plangs.page/awk
---

# AWK

> Text processing and data extraction, common on Unix-like systems.

Domain-specific language designed for text processing and is typically used as a data extraction and reporting tool. It operates as a filter and is a standard feature of most Unix-like operating systems. AWK is recognized for its terseness and power in text processing, facilitating one-liner programs.

## Facts

- Appeared: 1977
- Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/
- Languish ranking: #59

## Relationships

### Paradigms

- [Data-Centric](https://plangs.page/paradigm/data-driven)
- [Pattern-Matching](https://plangs.page/paradigm/pattern-matching)
- [Procedural](https://plangs.page/paradigm/procedural)
- [Scripting](https://plangs.page/paradigm/scripting)

### Platforms

- [Cross-Platform](https://plangs.page/platform/cross)

### Type Systems

- [Dynamic](https://plangs.page/type-system/dynamic)
- [Untyped](https://plangs.page/type-system/untyped)

### Influenced By

- [C](https://plangs.page/c)
- [sed](https://plangs.page/sed)

### Influenced

- [JavaScript](https://plangs.page/javascript)
- [KornShell](https://plangs.page/kornshell)
- [Lua](https://plangs.page/lua)
- [Perl](https://plangs.page/perl)
- [Tcl](https://plangs.page/tcl)

### Licenses

- [BSD](https://plangs.page/license/bsd)

### Tags

- [Dataflow](https://plangs.page/tag/dataflow)
- [Editor](https://plangs.page/tag/editor)
- [Interpreter](https://plangs.page/tag/interpreters)
- [Scripting](https://plangs.page/tag/scripting)
- [Shell](https://plangs.page/tag/shell)