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by chasil 1405 days ago
OpenBSD uses "The One True AWK."

  $ awk -V
  awk version 20211208
Kernighan's version is likely used in other places where the GPL is eschewed.
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I think the other BSDs do too, including macOS.
Yes, here on macOS 11.6.8

  $ awk -version
  awk version 20200816
On a FreeBSD 12.3-RELEASE box, FWIW:

   # awk -version
   awk version 20210215