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This Info file describes the GNU implementation of @command{awk}, which follows the POSIX specification. Many long-time @command{awk} users learned @command{awk} programming with the original @command{awk} implementation in Version 7 Unix. (This implementation was the basis for @command{awk} in Berkeley Unix, through 4.3--Reno. Subsequent versions of Berkeley Unix, and systems derived from 4.4BSD--Lite, use various versions of @command{gawk} for their @command{awk}.) This major node briefly describes the evolution of the @command{awk} language, with cross references to other parts of the Info file where you can find more information.
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