Gawk
GNU Awk
https://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/
String manipulation language
Gawk is the GNU implementation of AWK, a programming language that has evolved considerably during the past 30 years. It also adds a large number of features over POSIX awk.
This package is well suited for working with text files, when several kinds of tasks occur repeatedly, for extracting certain lines and discard the rest is needed, or for making changes wherever certain patterns appear. It can handle simple data-reformatting jobs with just a few lines of code.
Documentation
User manual included in HTML at http://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/Manpage and reference card available in PostScript format.
This is a GNU package:gawk
Download
https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gawk/gawk-4.1.4.tar.xz
version 4.1.4
(stable)
released on 25 August 2016
User level
Intermediate
VCS Checkout
git clone git://git.savannah.gnu.org/gawk.gitCategories
Related Projects
Licensing
| License | Verified by | Verified on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| License:GPLv3 | genium | 9 October 2014 |
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
| Arnold Robbins | Maintainer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | VCS Repository Webview | http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gawk.git |
| Debian (Ref) | https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/gawk | |
| Savannah (Ref) | https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gawk | |
| Bug Tracking | mailto:bug-gawk@gnu.org | |
| Developer | Newsgroup | comp.lang.awk |
Software prerequisites
This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 19 February 2018.
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