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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Toby Irvine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
