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From: wes@engr.uky.edu (Wes Morgan)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Origin of 'awk'
Message-ID: <2111@ukecc.engr.uky.edu>
Date: 7 Mar 88 15:51:53 GMT
Organization: Ennui Rampant @ UKentucky/Lexington
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I was watching an old episode of Batman, and was enjoying the 
requisite fight scene.  The Boy Wonder delivered a hefty blow
to a villain's henchman, and the necessary 'visual sound effect'
came up on the screen.  But, lo!  This was no *ordinary* Batman
sound effect, for filling my screen was the magic word

@AWK!!!@

Is *this* the true origin of one of my favorite UNIX commands?
Could it have really come from a campy 60's action/adventure show?

Wes


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