Prowler N. [Unix] A Daemon That Is Run Periodically (typically Once A Week) To Seek Out And Erase Core File

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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 GFR, reaper, skulker.

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