19 Nov
2021
19 Nov
'21
4:42 a.m.
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>