GNU Awk

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GNU Project software free software programming language implementation text processing tool

GNU Awk is the GNU Project’s enhanced implementation of the AWK programming language, widely used for powerful text processing and data extraction in Unix-like environments.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
AWK programming language	5
GNU Awk canonical	4
awk	2
gawk	2
GNU Awk manual	1
GNU Gawk	1
The GNU Awk User’s Guide	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T497656 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: GNU Awk
Context triple: [GNU Project, hasPart, GNU Awk]

A. GNU Compiler Collection
The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) is a widely used, free and open-source compiler system that supports numerous programming languages and platforms, forming a core component of the GNU toolchain and much of the open-source software ecosystem.
B. APL
APL is a widely cited peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on rapid publication of significant new research in applied physics.
C. GNU Emacs
GNU Emacs is a highly extensible, customizable text editor and computing environment that serves as a flagship project of the GNU system and the free software movement.
D. Ada (programming language)
Ada is a statically typed, high-level programming language designed with strong support for reliability, safety, and real-time systems, widely used in mission-critical and embedded applications such as aerospace and defense.
E. ALGOL W
ALGOL W is an early procedural programming language developed in the 1960s as a successor to ALGOL 60, notable for introducing features that strongly influenced the design of Pascal.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: GNU Awk
Target entity description: GNU Awk is the GNU Project’s enhanced implementation of the AWK programming language, widely used for powerful text processing and data extraction in Unix-like environments.

A. GNU Compiler Collection
The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) is a widely used, free and open-source compiler system that supports numerous programming languages and platforms, forming a core component of the GNU toolchain and much of the open-source software ecosystem.
B. APL
APL is a widely cited peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on rapid publication of significant new research in applied physics.
C. GNU Emacs
GNU Emacs is a highly extensible, customizable text editor and computing environment that serves as a flagship project of the GNU system and the free software movement.
D. Ada (programming language)
Ada is a statically typed, high-level programming language designed with strong support for reliability, safety, and real-time systems, widely used in mission-critical and embedded applications such as aerospace and defense.
E. ALGOL W
ALGOL W is an early procedural programming language developed in the 1960s as a successor to ALGOL 60, notable for introducing features that strongly influenced the design of Pascal.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	GNU Project software ⓘ free software ⓘ programming language implementation ⓘ text processing tool ⓘ
addsFeature	TCP and UDP sockets ⓘ additional string functions ⓘ arbitrary-precision arithmetic via MPFR ⓘ dynamic loading of extensions ⓘ indirect function calls ⓘ internationalization support ⓘ network programming extensions ⓘ time and date functions ⓘ two-way pipelines ⓘ typed regular expressions ⓘ user-defined functions ⓘ
category	Unix text processing utilities ⓘ free programming tools ⓘ
commandName	GNU Awk self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: gawk
developer	GNU Project ⓘ
distribution	often installed by default on GNU/Linux systems ⓘ
documentation	GNU Awk self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The GNU Awk User’s Guide
genre	command-line utility ⓘ scripting language interpreter ⓘ
implements	GNU Awk self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: AWK programming language
license	GNU General Public License ⓘ
licenseVersion	GPLv3 or later ⓘ
maintainer	Arnold Robbins ⓘ
name	GNU Awk self-link ⓘ
operatingSystem	BSD ⓘ GNU/Linux ⓘ Windows ⓘ surface form: Microsoft Windows Unix-like systems ⓘ macOS ⓘ
partOf	GNU Project ⓘ
primaryAuthor	Arnold Robbins ⓘ
programmingLanguage	C ⓘ
shortName	GNU Awk self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: gawk
supports	BEGIN and END blocks ⓘ POSIX awk standard ⓘ associative arrays ⓘ command-line options ⓘ field and record separators ⓘ in-place file editing ⓘ locale-aware processing ⓘ multiple input files ⓘ pattern-action programming model ⓘ script files ⓘ traditional awk syntax ⓘ
uses	POSIX regular expressions ⓘ
website	https://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/ ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

GNU Project → hasPart → GNU Awk ⓘ

GNU Awk → name → GNU Awk self-link ⓘ

GNU Awk → shortName → GNU Awk self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: gawk

GNU Awk → implements → GNU Awk self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: AWK programming language

GNU Awk → commandName → GNU Awk self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: gawk

GNU Awk → documentation → GNU Awk self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: The GNU Awk User’s Guide

Paul Eggert → notableWork → GNU Awk ⓘ

this entity surface form: GNU Gawk

Brian Kernighan → knownFor → GNU Awk ⓘ

this entity surface form: AWK programming language

Brian Kernighan → coCreatorOf → GNU Awk ⓘ

this entity surface form: AWK programming language

"Unix Text Processing" → relatedTo → GNU Awk ⓘ

subject surface form: Unix Text Processing

this entity surface form: awk

Alfred V. Aho → knownFor → GNU Awk ⓘ

this entity surface form: AWK programming language

Alfred V. Aho → coCreatorOf → GNU Awk ⓘ

this entity surface form: AWK programming language

GNU userland → includesComponent → GNU Awk ⓘ

Arnold Robbins → knownFor → GNU Awk ⓘ

this entity surface form: awk

Arnold Robbins → contributedTo → GNU Awk ⓘ

this entity surface form: GNU Awk manual

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