Path: utzoo!dptcdc!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ames!lll-lcc!mike
From: mike@lll-lcc.UUCP (mike hummell)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: AWK file extension =? .awk , .w , .k , or .what?
Keywords: awk, file extensions
Message-ID: <2425@lll-lcc.UUCP>
Date: 17 Apr 89 17:04:27 GMT
Organization: Lawrence Livermore Labs, LCC, Livermore Ca
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We're using awk (i.e. nawk) a lot lately, and wonder what the world uses
for a file extension on awk source files.  ".a" is used for assemble code,
so we suppose people use ".awk", although a one-letter extension would be
nice.  Is there any standard?

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