Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 08:02:56 -0500 From: "DaleCo, S.P.---'the solutions people'" <daleco@daleco.biz> To: "Peter Leftwich" <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com>, "FreeBSD LIST" <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Please help me Message-ID: <003f01c2705d$5ac7fb00$fa00a8c0@DaleCoportable> References: <20021010002725.M41584-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net>
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This needs to be moved, perhaps now to -chat but here's the "C is a joke" page..... http://www.asandler.com/jokes/computer/c.shtml Regards, KDK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Leftwich" <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com> To: "FreeBSD LIST" <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 11:31 PM Subject: Re: Please help me > On Wed, 9 Oct 2002, DaleCo, S.P.---'the solutions people' wrote: > > Or ... > > Global Regular Expression Print > > Get Regular Expression Processing > > Global Regular Expression Parser > > I just think of the command "grep" as part grab, part schlep. But come to > think of it, your first answer seems right except for the "P." > > > While we're on the subject of origins and meanings, you've heard, I > > suppose, that C was just a joke ..... ;-) > > Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. > > Do you have a URL to back up this "C started as a joke" tale?? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Eric Wayte" <ewayte@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu> > > To: "Toby Irvine" <tobyirvine@hotmail.com> > > Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 10:14 PM > > Subject: Re: Please help me > > > > > Try this: http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=grep > > Odd that dictionary.com would have grep! The manpage for grep contains not > one instance of the word "global," how bizarre. > > > > On Wed, 9 Oct 2002, Toby Irvine wrote: > > > > I have one question for you. I have been looking to find out what the > > > > command/utility "grep" actually means or stands for. I have searched the > > > > net and keep finding the same answer, which I have been told is wrong. > > > > Could you please help me out and let me know. Someone told me that only an > > > > old school unix person would be able to tell me. Please help? > > -- > Peter Leftwich > President & Founder > Video2Video Services > Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039 USA > +1-413-403-9555 > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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