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Where GREP Came From - Computerphile

Why it was recommended

My favourite BWK video is about grep.

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What it covers

Brian Kernighan explains how grep came to be, written overnight by Ken Thompson, and how it got its name from the ed command g/re/p. He also covers the lineage from QED to ed. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel
Computerphile
Length
10 min 7 sec
Year
2018
Open on YouTube

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