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From: silas poulson @ 2021-11-18 22:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Hello,
I tried asking question below awhile back - would anyone know the proper answer?
Many Thanks,
Silas
>
> Hello,
>
> Recently watched couple of videos[1][2] from Ken and Brian Kernighan
> on the origin of grep.
>
> In [1], Brian suggests Lee McMahon asked Ken for grep to help with
> federalist papers analysis.
>
> However Ken states in [2] that Doug Mcllroy asked for someway to “look
> for things in files”.
>
> Is this just Brian misremembering or multiple people asking around similar
> times?
>
> Many thanks,
> Silas
>
> [1]Where GREP Came From - Computerphile
> <youtube.com/watch?v=NTfOnGZUZDk>
>
> [2]VCF East 2019 -- Brian Kernighan interviews Ken Thompson
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY6q5dv_B-o>
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