Well, Doug, I'm not sure what it says about me now or them, but I remember that my 18-year-old self thought that was a funny name in those days. Over 50 years later, I find that it still makes me smile.

Clem

On Mon, Sep 16, 2024 at 8:07 AM Douglas McIlroy <douglas.mcilroy@dartmouth.edu> wrote:

The florid syntax of IBM's DD was rivaled by that of GE's file utility. I always wondered whether it was named FUTIL unwarily or with tongue in cheek.

Doug