How to Install gawk software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

How to Install gawk software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

gawk software package provides GNU awk, a pattern scanning and processing language, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install gawk 

gawk is installed in your system.

Make ensure the gawk package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep gawk *

You will get with gawk package name, version, architecture and description in a table

gawk package basic information:

Distro Debian 8 jessie
Section Interpreters
Package gawk
Version 1:4.1.1+dfsg-1
Description GNU awk, a pattern scanning and processing language
Sub Section Interpreters


See Also, How to uninstall or remove gawk software package from Debian 8 (Jessie)?