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awk

linux

A domain-specific language and command-line tool for text processing and data extraction, named after its creators Aho, Weinberger, and Kernighan

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awk

/ɔːk/

One syllable, sounds exactly like the word 'auk' (the seabird) or the first syllable of 'awkward'. Named from the initials of Alfred Aho, Peter Weinberger, and Brian Kernighan.

Source: pubs.opengroup.org(official spec)

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