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B.1.1 Getting the 'gawk' Distribution
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There are two ways to get GNU software:

   * Copy it from someone else who already has it.

   * Retrieve 'gawk' from the Internet host 'ftp.gnu.org', in the
     directory '/gnu/gawk'.  Both anonymous 'ftp' and 'http' access are
     supported.  If you have the 'wget' program, you can use a command
     like the following:

          wget https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gawk/gawk-5.2.1.tar.gz

   The GNU software archive is mirrored around the world.  The
up-to-date list of mirror sites is available from the main FSF website
(https://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html).  Try to use one of the mirrors;
they will be less busy, and you can usually find one closer to your
site.

   You may also retrieve the 'gawk' source code from the official Git
repository; for more information see *note Accessing The Source::.