# Gawk-&gawk-version;

The Gawk package contains programs for manipulating text files.

## Installation of Gawk

Prepare Gawk for compilation:

    ./configure --prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/lib

Compile the package:

    make

To test the results, issue: `make check`.

Install the package:

    make install

## Contents of Gawk

Installed programs Installed directories
- awk (link to gawk), gawk, gawk-&gawk-version;, grcat, igawk, pgawk, pgawk-&gawk-version;, and pwcat /usr/lib/awk, /usr/share/awk

Short Descriptions

`awk`

- A link to `gawk`

`gawk`

- A program for manipulating text files; it is the GNU implementation of `awk`

`gawk-&gawk-version;`

- A hard link to `gawk`

`grcat`

- Dumps the group database `/etc/group`

`igawk`

- Gives `gawk` the ability to include files

`pgawk`

- The profiling version of `gawk`

`pgawk-&gawk-version;`

- Hard link to `pgawk`

`pwcat`

- Dumps the password database `/etc/passwd`