Wow. Teaching a Linux DFIR class today and it hit me that I have been working professionally with Unix and Unix-like systems for 35 years. Holy smokes!
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Old-school Unix trivia question: Where does the command-name "awk" come from?

Jan 13, 2021 · 6:16 PM UTC

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Replying to @hal_pomeranz
Alfred Aho, Peter Weinberger, and Brian Kernighan (AWK)
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Interesting note, I went to the same undergrad as Peter Weinberger-- 20 years after he did. I've met him at alumni reunions. Nice fellow who tolerated my awk-ward humor.
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Replying to @hal_pomeranz
well, I'm sure that was more than 35 years ago... author's names? also congrats on staying in. you're one of the good ones. (gcux class of early 2000s sometime) ..
Replying to @hal_pomeranz
Ah it was the Last names of the programmers? But with out looking I can’t remember their names… :(
Replying to @hal_pomeranz
You taught a Linux security class I took in mid-2013 at Ft. Gordon. I use your “what does rm stand for” (and the follow on story) as an ice breaker for almost every talk I give.