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What do we call the new general purpose ack?

Ack is too surprising to non-programmers. There will be a less surprising, more greplike tool that takes goodness from ack. But what do we call it?

Must be

• pronouncable
  • and monosyllabic
• easy to type
• three characters
  • four maaaaybe if it's super easy to type, say, like "akjf"
• relatively low Googling conflict
  • not already a word
• No conflict with existing BSD ports, Ubuntu packages or Fedora RPMs

acronymfinder.com is handy.

Favorites

bax -- easy type, my first dog, sounds ack-like, could sound like "backs" like "backups"

wij --

xoa -- singularly mine, no conflicts, but not pronouncable. "zoe-uh"?

gus -- general unified search, don't like the name so much, though

bix -- easy to type, but always refers to Bix Beiderbecke

Ideas

dif

dij

gim

glo

hap

kel

kif

mug

nak -- easy to type, but implies negative of ack.

nar -- No Asshole Rule

nif

orp

Won't work

lak -- could be confused with "ack" or worse, "lack"

puf -- parallel URL fetcher

dit -- overloaded meaning

jix -- Joomla Import/Export

jak -- video game character

fid -- too close to "find"

pof -- points to dating site plentyoffish.com