- [X] Provide brief [[Examples%20of%20Use][Examples of Use]]
* Introduction
=AWK= is a task-specific language optimized for regular expression
-record data manipulation.
+record data manipulation. It is a little language that is Turing
+complete, efficient to execute, reasonably simple to express, powerful
+within its scope, and pathologically cryptic.
+
+A natural Org mode representation of the record data =AWK= was
+designed to manipulate is the table.
* Requirements and Setup
There are many [[http://www.faqs.org/faqs/computer-lang/awk/faq/][well-maintained AWK compatible languages]]. The