AWK

Summary

AWK is a domain-specific language designed for text processing and typically used as a data extraction and reporting tool. It is a standard feature of most Unix-like operating systems.

Paradigms

imperative, declarative, data-driven

Domains

text processing, automation, data integration

Key Features

pattern matching, string interpolation

Typing

dynamic system, weak typing, full inference, runtime checking, aggressive type coercion, no type annotations

Compilation

interpreted

Influenced By

C, SNOBOL, Bourne shell

Influenced

AMPL, Perl, JavaScript, Tcl

Ratings

File extensions

awk, gawk, mawk, nawk

External Links

• AWK official site
• AWK jobs at Devjobsscanner
• r/awk subreddit
• Trending GitHub repositories