👉 In programming, a "gawker" is a type of program that runs on Unix-like operating systems and is used to read text files and parse them. These programs are typically used for parsing and extracting data from text documents, such as emails or logs. Gawkers can be found in various programming languages, including Python, Java, C++, and others. They are often used in conjunction with other tools like awk (awk command-line tool) to manipulate and analyze large files containing structured data