# awk
> Historical general-purpose text processing and data extraction tool

## Summary
The original Unix text processing and data extraction tool

## Capabilities
- Process text files with pattern-action rules
- Extract and transform data
- Generate reports from structured text
- Built-in variables and functions

## When to Use
- You need to process structured text data
- You want the original, classic awk

## When NOT to Use
- You need extended features (use gawk)

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Source: https://littlescripts.sh/tools/awk
