RE: grep program

[Jessica L. Disney]

Dear GNU Grep, 

I recently used the grep program to analyze some data.  We are now in the 
process of writing up the data for publication in a scientific journal.  Is 
there a proper way to reference the grep program (author, article, etc.)?  

Currently, the manuscript reads, "In order to determine the number of hairpins 
in the library (5) that display the trend of interest, the program GNU Grep 
(version 2.5.1) was used (http://www.gnu.org/software/grep/grep.html).  This 
freeware program searches for patterns and reports the number and sequence of 
library members that meet a given criterion."

Is this a reasonable way to cite the program or would you prefer a more 
thorough citation? 

Thanks! 
Jessica 


Jessica L. Disney, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Canisius College
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
2001 Main Street
Buffalo, New York 14208-1098
Phone:  716-888-2342
Email:  address@hidden
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> Hello, Jessica,
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> > Dear GNU,
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> > I recently used the grep program to analyze some data.  We are now in
> > the process of writing up the data for publication in a scientific
> > journal.  Is there a proper way to reference the grep program?
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> I'm not sure what you mean by "reference."  The full name of the program
> is GNU Grep. I can't provide you with a publication date, cite style,
> author(s), etc. though.  You might want to contact the project
> maintainers directly.  You can find their information in our Free
> Software Directory at http://directory.fsf.org/project/grep/.  I hope
> that helps.
> Sincerely,
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> Jeanne Rasata
> Program Assistant
> Free Software Foundation
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