A silly question....

External Since: Jan 05, 2004 Posts: 7

off_topic, I know.... sorry.

I've been reading Apache/Linux/PHP/ docs all day now, and I've learned a
lot.
But one thing has me puzzled more than any of the technical issues:

What do the words 'foo' and 'bar' mean and why are they used EVERYWHERE
throughout *nix and Apache documentation? Anyone who knows HOW these came to
be the most common examples used?

(I am not a native English speaker)

I'd be very pleased to know what this duo means and where it comes from!
Thanks!

jan

External Since: Jun 27, 2003 Posts: 195

"Jan Soldaat" <x22048AwesterterpPcom> wrote:
> What do the words 'foo' and 'bar' mean and why are they used EVERYWHERE
> throughout *nix and Apache documentation? Anyone who knows HOW these came
> to be the most common examples used?

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foo" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foo</a>

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David Dorward <http://dorward.me.uk/>