AWK is a domain-specific language designed for text processing, typically used as a data extraction and reporting tool, taking its name from the surname initials of its authors, Alfred Aho, Peter Weinberger and Brian Kernighan. AWK was created at Bell Laboratories in the 1970s, and programs describe patterns and actions performed when a line of input matches a pattern, making it well suited for processing structured, line-oriented text such as log files and tabular data.
Facts
First Released ParadigmData-driven, procedural, scripting 2 SignificanceIntroduced a compact, data-driven approach to text processing that shaped later Unix tools and directly influenced Perl. 2 Connections
In Field
Source Wikipedia: AWK
Influenced
JavaScript's own infobox lists AWK among its influences (alongside Java, Scheme, Self, HyperTalk). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript
Source Wikidata: JavaScript
"Perl takes hashes ('associative arrays') from AWK and regular expressions from sed." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perl
Source Wikidata: Perl
Influenced By
Invented By
Sources
1. Wikidata: AWK
- Wikidata Q213970, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q213970 P571 (inception)
View the Source2. Wikipedia: AWK
Wikimedia FoundationHistory section
AWK was originally written in 1977 and distributed with Version 7 Unix.
- In Field: Programming Language Theory, Lead paragraph
View the Source Programming Language Database (PLDB): AWK - PLDB
Programming Language Database (PLDB)In Group: System and Application Automation Languages, Page textQuote, In Group: System and Application Automation Languages, Page text
AWK is a programming language designed for text processing
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