# \#gawk

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## [Scripting Kakoune with external tools](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/scripting-kakoune-with-external-tools/1779)

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**Author:** [@Screwtapello](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/Screwtapello)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2021, 3:32am UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/scripting-kakoune-with-external-tools/1779 "2021-09-12T03:32:16Z")

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I love the way Kakoune integrates with other scripting languages instead of requiring a particular language, but choosing which language to use requires some thought. POSIX shell Plugins can assume this is present, sinc…