Found 2 hits - Term: plan file, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)
plan file n. unix on systems that support finger, the `.plan' file
in a user's home directory is displayed when the user is fingered. this
feature was originally intended to be used to keep potential fingerers
apprised of one's location and near-future plans, but has been turned
almost universally to humorous and self-expressive purposes like a sig
block. see also hacking x for y.
a recent innovation in plan files has been the introduction of
"scrolling plan files" which are one-dimensional animations made using
only the printable ascii character set, carriage return and line feed,
avoiding terminal specific escape sequences, since the finger command
will for security reasons; see letterbomb not pass the escape
character.
scrolling .plan files have become art forms in miniature, and some
sites have started competitions to find who can create the longest
running, funniest, and most original animations. various animation
characters include:
centipede:
mmmmme
lorry/truck:
oo-op
andalusian video snail:
_@/
and a compiler asp is available on usenet for producing them. see
also twirling baton.
see also:
finger sig block hacking x for y letterbomb twirling baton
- [2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
plan file
on unix systems that support finger,
the ".plan" file in a user's home directory is displayed
when the user is fingered. this feature was originally
intended to be used to keep potential fingerers apprised of
one's location and near-future plans, but has been turned
almost universally to humorous and self-expressive purposes
like a sig block. see also hacking x for y.
a later innovation in plan files was the introduction of
"scrolling plan files" which are one-dimensional animations
made using only the printable ascii character set, carriage
return and line feed, avoiding terminal specific escape
sequences, since the finger command will for security
reasons; see letterbomb not pass the escape character.
scrolling .plan files have become art forms in miniature, and
some sites have started competitions to find who can create
the longest running, funniest, and most original animations.
a compiler asp is available on usenet for producing them.
typical animation components include:
centipede: mmmmme
lorry/truck: oo-op
andalusian video snail: _@/
in the mid-1990s www home pages largely supplanted .plan
files, providing a much richer forum for the publication of
personal minutiae and digital creativity.
see also twirling baton.
jargon file
1998-01-16
see also:
unix finger home directory sig block hacking x for y ascii
carriage return line feed escape sequences letterbomb escape
usenet www home pages twirling baton jargon file
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