Etymology of "grep"

[Barry Shein]

>We've all heard the story that grep gets its name from the command in old
>Unix "ed": g/r.e./p where r.e. stands for regular expression. Although
>this may be true, it is hard to believe that it is the whole truth.
>
>"Grep" is also named for "greps" the Yiddish word for "belch."
>
>--- David Phillip Oster		-- "We live in a Global Village."

"Miss Grep" was the name of a character played by Carole Burnett in
a Twilight Zone episode (the one where Jesse White plays an angel.)
I don't remember much else, but ya never know...

	-Barry Shein, Boston University