AWK

Summary

AWK is a standard UNIX utility or command^[1]. AWK has Wikipedia articles in 46 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• AWK was influenced by Q15777^[3].
• AWK was influenced by SNOBOL^[4].
• AWK was influenced by Bourne shell^[5].
• AWK's image is recorded as Awk-example.png^[6].
• AWK's image is recorded as Awk-example-usage-gimp.gif^[7].
• AWK's instance of is recorded as standard UNIX utility or command^[8].
• AWK's instance of is recorded as scripting language^[9].
• AWK's instance of is recorded as external domain-specific language^[10].
• Alfred Aho is named after AWK^[11].
• Brian Kernighan is named after AWK^[12].
• Peter J. Weinberger is named after AWK^[13].
• AWK's logo image is recorded as The-AWK-Programming-Language.svg^[14].
• AWK's developer is recorded as Alfred Aho^[15].
• AWK's developer is recorded as Brian Kernighan^[16].
• AWK's developer is recorded as Peter J. Weinberger^[17].
• AWK's collection is recorded as Social Sciences and Humanities Open Marketplace^[18].
• AWK's collection is recorded as Text Analysis Portal for Research^[19].
• AWK's GND ID is recorded as 4242961-4^[20].
• AWK's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh87003812^[21].
• AWK's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12302957w^[22].
• AWK's IdRef ID is recorded as 031901646^[23].
• AWK's designed by is recorded as Alfred Aho^[24].
• AWK's designed by is recorded as Brian Kernighan^[25].
• AWK's software version identifier is recorded as IEEE Std 1003.1-2008^[26].
• AWK's has use is recorded as computer programming^[27].

Why It Matters

AWK has Wikipedia articles in 46 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]