Hi, Paul: There are no dumb questions... There are, however, dumb answers. It is up to you to separate the grain from the chaff. IMHO, 'foo' is a polite synonym for 'fu' which is part of 'fubar'. ergo, 'foo', as used commonly as a placeholder, has no meaning.
HTH, Chuck Paul Kraus wrote: > > What does foo stand for. It is used everywhere. I understand its just a > placeholder for the file name or what ever is pertinent to the context > it is used but I would still like to know what it means. > > Paul Kraus > Network Administrator > PEL Supply Company > 216.267.5775 Voice > 216-267-6176 Fax > www.pelsupply.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
