And let's not forget about the amazing commercial offering of Awk, known as Tawk (by Thompson Automation). To this day some features from Tawk cannot be found in Gawk.
Loved TWAK, but sadly they went out of business
Awk: The Power and Promise of a 40-Year-Old Language
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Re: Awk: The Power and Promise of a 40-Year-Old Language
#122Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm curious what linux distros don't have either some version of perl or python. I like awk, mind, but this is not necessarily (IME) a good argument for it.
The POSIX specification includes awk, but not perl or python. The world of UNIX and UNIX-likes is larger than just Linux distributions. Depending on the utility you plan on building and the platforms you expect it to run on, it may be wiser to reach for awk than other PLs.
> The world of UNIX and UNIX-likes is larger than just Linux distributions
The post I was replying to specifically said Linux distros.