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AWK is a pattern matching programming language primarily used in [[UNIX]] like systems for software pre-processing and other text handling tasks. It is named after initials of original writers Alfred Aho, Peter Weinberger, and Brian Kernighan and should therefore be spelled all caps. | AWK is a pattern matching programming language primarily used in [[UNIX]] like systems for software pre-processing and other text handling tasks. It is named after initials of original writers Alfred Aho, Peter Weinberger, and Brian Kernighan and should therefore be spelled all caps. | ||
== | ==OS/2 Implementations== | ||
;Compiler | |||
* [[Preditor/2]] - Has a built in extended AWK compiler - Commercial - Discontinued. | |||
* [[TAWK]] Compiler for OS/2 from ''Thompson Automation Software'' | |||
;Interpreter | |||
* [[GNU awk]] - Open source - Current | * [[GNU awk]] - Open source - Current | ||
* QTAwk 1.22 (1997-01-07) - Shareware | * QTAwk 1.22 (1997-01-07) - Shareware | ||
* mawk - Michael Brennan - Open Source (GPL) - Discontinued | * mawk - Michael Brennan - Open Source (GPL) - Discontinued | ||
;Translators | |||
*a2p - AWK to PERL translator - Open source (included with [[Perl]] 5) | *a2p - AWK to PERL translator - Open source (included with [[Perl]] 5) | ||
;Editor support | |||
* [[Elvis]] - awk syntax support included by default - Open source - Current | * [[Elvis]] - awk syntax support included by default - Open source - Current | ||
* [[Lugaru Epsilon]] - AWK syntax highlighting, code folding and syntax-aware autoindent available as a separate download. - Commercial. | |||
* [[Lugaru Epsilon]] - AWK syntax highlighting, code folding and syntax-aware autoindent available as a | |||
* [[NEdit]] - XFree86 - Autoindent, autocomplete and syntax highlighting. | * [[NEdit]] - XFree86 - Autoindent, autocomplete and syntax highlighting. | ||
* [[Preditor/2]] - AWK template, syntax highlighting and debugging features - Commercial - Discontinued. | * [[Preditor/2]] - AWK template, syntax highlighting and debugging features - Commercial - Discontinued. | ||
;Programmer's utilities | |||
* [[Exuberant ctags]] - Creates index files out of AWK source files - Open source - Current. | * [[Exuberant ctags]] - Creates index files out of AWK source files - Open source - Current. | ||
==DOS | ==DOS Implementations== | ||
* Bawk - Bob Brodt | * Bawk - Bob Brodt | ||
* [http://esca.atomki.hu/paradise/dos/awk-en.html Gawk] | * [http://esca.atomki.hu/paradise/dos/awk-en.html Gawk] | ||
* QTAwk - Pearl Boldt | * QTAwk - Pearl Boldt | ||
;Editor support | |||
* [[Elvis]] - awk syntax support included by default - Open source - Current | * [[Elvis]] - awk syntax support included by default - Open source - Current | ||
* [[Lugaru Epsilon]] - AWK syntax highlighting, code folding and syntax-aware autoindent available as a seperate download. - Commercial. | * [[Lugaru Epsilon]] - AWK syntax highlighting, code folding and syntax-aware autoindent available as a seperate download. - Commercial. | ||
==Java Implementations== | |||
* Jawk - J2SE 5 | |||
;Editor support | |||
* [[jEdit]] - Java based editor - AWK syntax highlighting built in - Current. | |||
==Publications== | ==Publications== |
Revision as of 00:35, 12 January 2018
AWK is a pattern matching programming language primarily used in UNIX like systems for software pre-processing and other text handling tasks. It is named after initials of original writers Alfred Aho, Peter Weinberger, and Brian Kernighan and should therefore be spelled all caps.
OS/2 Implementations
- Compiler
- Preditor/2 - Has a built in extended AWK compiler - Commercial - Discontinued.
- TAWK Compiler for OS/2 from Thompson Automation Software
- Interpreter
- GNU awk - Open source - Current
- QTAwk 1.22 (1997-01-07) - Shareware
- mawk - Michael Brennan - Open Source (GPL) - Discontinued
- Translators
- a2p - AWK to PERL translator - Open source (included with Perl 5)
- Editor support
- Elvis - awk syntax support included by default - Open source - Current
- Lugaru Epsilon - AWK syntax highlighting, code folding and syntax-aware autoindent available as a separate download. - Commercial.
- NEdit - XFree86 - Autoindent, autocomplete and syntax highlighting.
- Preditor/2 - AWK template, syntax highlighting and debugging features - Commercial - Discontinued.
- Programmer's utilities
- Exuberant ctags - Creates index files out of AWK source files - Open source - Current.
DOS Implementations
- Bawk - Bob Brodt
- Gawk
- QTAwk - Pearl Boldt
- Editor support
- Elvis - awk syntax support included by default - Open source - Current
- Lugaru Epsilon - AWK syntax highlighting, code folding and syntax-aware autoindent available as a seperate download. - Commercial.
Java Implementations
- Jawk - J2SE 5
- Editor support
- jEdit - Java based editor - AWK syntax highlighting built in - Current.
Publications
- Leon S. Levy: A Walk Through AWK, SIGPLAN Notices Vol. 18 #12 Dec 1983, pp.69-85
- Alfred V. Aho, Brian W. Kernighan, and Peter J. Weinberger: The AWK Programming Language Addison-Wesley 1988, ISBN 0-201-07981-X
- Dale Dougherty, Arnold Robbins: sed & awk O’Reilly 1997, ISBN 1-56592-225-5
- Arnold Robbins: GAWK: Effective AWK Programming O’Reilly 2001, ISBN 0-596-00070-7
Links
- Awk Community Portal
- The A-Z of Programming Languages: AWK - An interview with Alfred V. Aho - From Computerworld