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+[#]: author: "Ankush Das https://news.itsfoss.com/author/ankush/"
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+The 80-Year Computer Scientist Who Termed 'Unix' Adds Unicode Support to AWK Code
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+Brian Kernighan is still active to add code contributions to his original project AWK in his 80s. That's inspiring!
+
+![The 80-Year Computer Scientist Who Termed 'Unix' Adds Unicode Support to AWK Code][1]
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+**Brian Kernighan** is popularly known for his work along with the creators of Unix, **Ken Thompson** and **Dennis Ritchie**. He made significant contributions to the development of Unix.
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+Not just that, Brian Kernighan also suggested the name "**Unix**" and created the "*Hello, world*" as a test phrase for programs.
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+You might also recognize him as a co-author of the book "*The C Programming Language*" along with Dennis Ritchie. So, it is safe to say he's an important part of everything you know about Unix, Linux, BSD, and the evolution of C programming language.
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+And, as an **80-year-old**(now), he seems to have invested some time to add a new feature to "**AWK**", a scripting language he co-created back in the 1970s.
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+💙 That's **wonderful**, right? And, sounds like something to **inspire** us.
+
+**Note:** *[AWK is still a powerful utility to process text and extract data, true to its original purpose. If you're curious, you can learn more about it on freeCodeCamp.][2]*
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+### Adding Unicode Support to AWK
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+The feature addition was recently spotted by [The Register][3] via a recent interview on YouTube.
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+Technically, the contribution was made a few months back, but now it's getting the attention.
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+![Coffee with Brian Kernighan - Computerphile][4]
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+Of course, the feature addition may not be a big deal for many. But, the effort behind it, and who contributed it, makes a world of difference.
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+Moreover, it is **interesting** to note that he is not entirely aware of how Git works. So, keeping that in mind, I think he did pretty well with the commit here:
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+[Add BWK’s email. · onetrueawk/awk@9ebe940][5]
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+He mentions:
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+I would recommend you to watch the interview linked above, if you have a curiosity on the original creators and contributors of Unix and many essential innovations along the way.
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+You can also check more of his work and recent books in his page on [Princeton University's website][6].
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+💬 *So, what do you think about this code contribution by a Unix legend in his 80s? Do you admire him for anything particular? Share your thoughts in the comments down below.*
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+via: https://news.itsfoss.com/unix-awk-unicode/
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+作者：[Ankush Das][a]
+选题：[lkxed][b]
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+[a]: https://news.itsfoss.com/author/ankush/
+[b]: https://github.com/lkxed
+[1]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w1200/2022/08/brian-awk-creator.jpg
+[2]: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-linux-awk-command-linux-and-unix-usage-syntax-examples/
+[3]: https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/23/universal_unix_tool_awk_gets/
+[4]: https://youtu.be/GNyQxXw_oMQ
+[5]: https://github.com/onetrueawk/awk/commit/9ebe940cf3c652b0e373634d2aa4a00b8395b636
+[6]: https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~bwk/