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prowler

 
Dictionary: Prowl·er

n.

One that prowls. Thomson.


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[Unix] A daemon that is run periodically (typically once a week) to seek out and erase core files, truncate administrative logfiles, nuke lost+found directories, and otherwise clean up the cruft that tends to pile up in the corners of a file system. See also reaper, skulker.


 
 

 

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