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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 reaper , skulker.