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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news-pull.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!Sprint!newsxfer.nether.net!feeder.chicago.cic.net!news.indiana.edu!not-for-mail From: Sam Hostetter <shostett@indiana.edu> Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.x,alt.os.linux,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,gnu.misc.discuss,comp.unix.solaris Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list? Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 08:28:12 -0500 Organization: Indiana University Lines: 24 Message-ID: <337B0F6C.4C71614A@indiana.edu> References: <5kd2ng$c8b$1@rzsun02.rrz.uni-hamburg.de> <337A003F.6A7B@ncofsi.com> <3378D37F.462F3A47@gaijin.com> <x6iv0l7uxw.fsf@ez.bts.com> <5ldtv3$jnm@eve.speakeasy.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: phobos.tuliptree.indiana.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (X11; I; Linux 2.0.29 i486) Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.shell:44984 comp.os.linux.misc:175390 comp.os.linux.x:61606 alt.os.linux:21166 comp.unix.bsd.misc:3237 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:40938 gnu.misc.discuss:31275 comp.unix.solaris:106569 Brian Raiter wrote: > > Phil Eschallier <phil@bts.com>: > > > grep = Global Regular Expresion Parser Actually, grep stands for General 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. > > b -- Sam ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sam Hostetter |shostett@indiana.edu Computer Support Tech |(812) 855-1008 Geology Department |"The web is to the internet as TV was to radio" ------------------------------------------------------------------------