%%name: gawk

%%short-description: Free software version of 'awk'
 
%%full-description: Can do simple data reformatting tasks, such as
making changes in various text files whenever certain patterns appear
or extracting data from parts of certain lines while discarding the
rest, with just a few lines of code. It provides several useful
extensions not found in other implementations. Upwardly compatible
with the latest POSIX specification of 'awk.'

%%category: word-processing, editing

%%license: GPL

%%maintainer: Arnold Robbins <arnold@gnu.org>

%%interface: Command line

%%updated: 31 Mar 2000

%%keywords: Awk, text, patterns, file management, data reformatting

%%programs: 

%%GNU: yes

%%web-page: http://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/gawk.html

%%support:

%%doc: User printed reference manual available from http://www.gnu.org; online manual available from http://www.gnu.org/manual/gawk.index.html.

%%developers: Arnold Robbins <arnold@gnu.org>

%%contributors: Paul Eggert  <eggert@twinsun.com>

%%sponsors:

%%source: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu

%%debian: http://wwww.debian.org/distrib/packages

%%redhat:

%%repository:

%%related: Diffutils, grep, patch

%%source-language: C

%%supported-languages:

%%use-requirements:

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%%weak-prerequisites:

%%source-prerequisites:

%%version: 3.0.4 released Jun 30 1999

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%%bug-list: bug-gawk@gnu.org












 













 





