awkbuilder

command module

v0.0.0-...-7ff6432 Latest Latest Go to latest Published: Apr 20, 2026 License: MIT Imports: 16 Imported by: 0

Details

Local web UI for visually constructing, tracing, and verifying awk programs.

Run AWK code

Trace what happened

Requires Go 1.26+.

go install github.com/99-not-out/awkbuilder@latest

Or from a clone:

git clone https://github.com/99-not-out/awkbuilder.git
cd awkbuilder
go build ./...

awkbuilder [flags] [files-or-globs...]

Flags:

Example with the bundled samples:

awkbuilder samples/access.log samples/users.csv

The server prints the URL it's bound to, and (unless -no-open) opens it in your default browser.

There is no documentation for this package.

Path	Synopsis
internal
lint Package lint flags non-POSIX constructs in an awk program so the user knows which parts may fail under the awk they'll ship to.	Package lint flags non-POSIX constructs in an awk program so the user knows which parts may fail under the awk they'll ship to.
program Package program defines the structured awk program model used by the awkbuilder UI, plus a one-way compiler that renders it to awk source.	Package program defines the structured awk program model used by the awkbuilder UI, plus a one-way compiler that renders it to awk source.
runner Package runner wraps goawk: parse a source program, execute it against a set of input files, and stream both stdout output and structured trace events to a callback.	Package runner wraps goawk: parse a source program, execute it against a set of input files, and stream both stdout output and structured trace events to a callback.
server
verify Package verify runs the compiled awk program against a system-awk binary (awk / gawk / mawk as available) and compares the output with goawk's.	Package verify runs the compiled awk program against a system-awk binary (awk / gawk / mawk as available) and compares the output with goawk's.