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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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