[comp.unix.questions] Meaning of foo and bar

jkmedcal@uokmax.UUCP (Jeff K Medcalf) (06/17/89)

Please mail me the meaning of foo and bar.  They seem to be always used for
throw away files.  What is the historical significance, if any, of such terms?


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