Etymology of "grep"

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1 total messages Started by Barry Shein Sat, 10 Jan 1987 00:08

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Author: Barry Shein
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1987 00:08

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>We've all heard the story that grep gets its name from the command in old
>Unix "ed": g/r.e./p where r.e. stands for regular expression. Although
>this may be true, it is hard to believe that it is the whole truth.
>
>"Grep" is also named for "greps" the Yiddish word for "belch."
>
>--- David Phillip Oster		-- "We live in a Global Village."

"Miss Grep" was the name of a character played by Carole Burnett in
a Twilight Zone episode (the one where Jesse White plays an angel.)
I don't remember much else, but ya never know...

	-Barry Shein, Boston University

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