May 15, 2003

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 directories, and otherwise clean up the cruft that tends to pile up in the corners of a file system. See also reaper, skulker.

Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:33 AM

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