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RE: Obscene content in cygwin file.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Christopher Faylor
> Sent: 07 January 2005 03:42

> Program names like "grep" and (to a lesser extent) "ls" are really
> nonsensical.  

  "grep" isn't a nonsense word, it's an acronym.  A little strained, perhaps,
but still an acronym that concisely describes what the software does.

    cheers, 
      DaveK
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