:reaper: n. A {prowler} that {GFR}s files. A file removed in
this way is said to have been `reaped'.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
this way is said to have been `reaped'.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- reaper n.
A prowler that GFRs files.
A file removed in this way is said to have been... - prowler: [UNIX] n. A {daemon} that is run periodically (typically
once a week) to seek out and erase {core} files,
truncate administrative logfiles, nuke `lost+found'... - GFR: /G-F-R/ vt. [ITS: from `Grim File Reaper', an ITS and LISP
Machine utility] To remove a file or files according to some
program-automated or semi-automatic manual procedure,
especially one designed to reclaim mass storage... - prowler n.
[Unix] A daemon that is run
periodically (typically once a week) to seek out and erase
core files,
truncate administrative logfiles, nuke lost+found... - skulker: n. Syn. {prowler}.
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The AI Hackers... - GFR /G-F-R/ vt.
[ITS: from `Grim File Reaper', an ITS and
LISP Machine utility] To remove a file or files according to some
program-automated or semi-automatic manual procedure,
especially one designed to reclaim mass storage... - File Request: [FidoNet] 1. n. The {FidoNet} equivalent of
{FTP},
in which one BBS system automatically dials another... - fontology: [XEROX PARC] n. The body of knowledge dealing with the
construction and use of new fonts (e.g.
for window systems and typesetting software). It... - nuke: /n[y]ook/ vt. 1. To intentionally delete the entire
contents of a given directory or storage volume.
"On UNIX, `rm -r /usr' will nuke everything in the...
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