What is MIME type "text/x-awk"?

A MIME type is a string that tells browsers and other tools how to handle a particular kind of file.

text/x-awk designates files that contain code written in the AWK scripting language. These files are plain text. They hold commands for processing data, especially text.

This MIME type signals to editors and systems that the file should be treated as an AWK script. It helps with syntax highlighting and proper handling during execution.

• Main use: Running scripts that scan, filter, and transform text data.
• Other uses: Automating report generation and log file processing.
• Key benefit: Simplifies text manipulation with pattern matching and field processing.

AWK scripts typically use the extension AWK.
This link offers more details about that file type.

For further reading on AWK, refer to the AWK article on Wikipedia.

Associated file extensions

.awk

Usage Examples

HTTP Header

When serving content with this MIME type, set the Content-Type header:

    Content-Type: text/x-awk
  

HTML

In HTML, you can specify the MIME type in various elements:

    <a href="file.dat" type="text/x-awk">Download file</a>
  

Server-side (Node.js)

Setting the Content-Type header in Node.js:

    const http = require('http');
    
    http.createServer((req, res) => {
      res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/x-awk');
      res.end('Content here');
    }).listen(3000);
  

Associated file extensions

.awk