Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?

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From: Brian Raiter
Date: Wed, 14 May 1997 00:00

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Phil Eschallier  <phil@bts.com>:

> grep = Global Regular Expresion Parser
> fgrep = Fast grep
> egrep = Extended grep

Are you sure about fgrep? Most grep man pages leave me with the
impression that the f stands for "fixed" strings.

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From: brianr@speakeasy.org (Brian Raiter)
Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?
Date: 1997/05/14
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