Definitions for "Awk"
Keywords:  aho, kernighan, nawk, weinberger, gawk
One of the original scripting languages - useful for short operations.
The awk command is a power pattern matching language that allows you to modify input lines by manipulating the fields they contain.
text manipulation with regular expressions.
Odd; out of order; perverse.
Wrong, or not commonly used; clumsy; sinister; as, the awk end of a rod (the but end).
Clumsy in performance or manners; unhandy; not dexterous; awkward.