The AWK Programming Language
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The AWK Programming Language is a classic technical book that introduced and defined the AWK text-processing language, co-created by its authors, and became a foundational reference for Unix-based scripting and data manipulation.
All labels observed (1)
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| The AWK Programming Language canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7164947 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The AWK Programming Language Context triple: [Brian Kernighan, authorOf, The AWK Programming Language]
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A.
GNU Awk
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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B.
"Unix Text Processing"
"Unix Text Processing" is a classic technical book that teaches practical techniques for manipulating and formatting text on Unix systems using tools like sed, awk, and troff.
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C.
The Unix Programming Environment
The Unix Programming Environment is a classic 1984 book by Brian W. Kernighan and Rob Pike that introduces the philosophy, tools, and practices of software development on Unix systems.
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D.
Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools
Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools is a foundational computer science textbook that systematically covers the theory and practice of compiler design and implementation.
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E.
Algol W
Algol W is a block-structured, high-level programming language designed by Niklaus Wirth as a successor to ALGOL 60, incorporating features that influenced the later development of Pascal and other languages.
- 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: The AWK Programming Language Target entity description: The AWK Programming Language is a classic technical book that introduced and defined the AWK text-processing language, co-created by its authors, and became a foundational reference for Unix-based scripting and data manipulation.
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A.
GNU Awk
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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B.
"Unix Text Processing"
"Unix Text Processing" is a classic technical book that teaches practical techniques for manipulating and formatting text on Unix systems using tools like sed, awk, and troff.
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C.
The Unix Programming Environment
The Unix Programming Environment is a classic 1984 book by Brian W. Kernighan and Rob Pike that introduces the philosophy, tools, and practices of software development on Unix systems.
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D.
Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools
Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools is a foundational computer science textbook that systematically covers the theory and practice of compiler design and implementation.
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E.
Algol W
Algol W is a block-structured, high-level programming language designed by Niklaus Wirth as a successor to ALGOL 60, incorporating features that influenced the later development of Pascal and other languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
ⓘ
technical book ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Unix operating system
ⓘ
linked to:
Unix
Unix shell scripting ⓘ |
| author |
Alfred V. Aho
ⓘ
Brian W. Kernighan ⓘ
linked to:
Brian Kernighan
Peter J. Weinberger ⓘ |
| basedOn |
AWK programming language
ⓘ
linked to:
AWK
|
| coAuthorOfLanguage |
Alfred V. Aho
ⓘ
Brian W. Kernighan ⓘ
linked to:
Brian Kernighan
Peter J. Weinberger ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| covers |
Unix text processing tools integration
ⓘ
associative arrays in AWK ⓘ pattern scanning ⓘ regular expressions in AWK ⓘ report generation ⓘ string processing in AWK ⓘ |
| defines |
semantics of AWK
ⓘ
syntax of AWK ⓘ |
| explains | design philosophy of AWK ⓘ |
| field |
computer science
ⓘ
software engineering ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | AWK ⓘ |
| includes |
examples of AWK programs
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reference material ⓘ tutorial material ⓘ |
| inSeries |
Addison-Wesley professional computing series
ⓘ
linked to:
Addison-Wesley
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a foundational reference for Unix scripting
ⓘ
influencing text-processing practices on Unix ⓘ introducing the AWK language to a broad audience ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| publisher | Addison-Wesley ⓘ |
| shortTitle |
TAPL
ⓘ
linked to:
"Types and Programming Languages"
|
| subject |
AWK programming language
ⓘ
linked to:
AWK
Unix ⓘ data manipulation ⓘ scripting ⓘ text processing ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Unix users
ⓘ
programmers ⓘ system administrators ⓘ |
| title | The AWK Programming Language ⓘ |
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