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GNU datamash vs GNU awk: catalog facts
GNU datamash	GNU awk
Free Free software from the GNU Project under the GPL.	Free Free software from the GNU Project.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Group-by, mean, standard deviation and more in one command Works in shell pipelines with seq, sort and other tools	Compact one-liners for text extraction and reformatting Extensions such as networking and persistent memory
Command line only, no graphical interface Basic statistics rather than a full analysis environment	Upstream distributes source code; Windows builds come from third parties The awk language is terse and takes time to learn
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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