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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>plan file</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../P.html" title="P"/><link rel="previous" href="Plan-9.html" title="Plan 9"/><link rel="next" href="platinum-iridium.html" title="platinum-iridium"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">plan file</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="Plan-9.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><th width="60%" align="center">P</th><td width="20%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="platinum-iridium.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="plan-file"/><dt xmlns="" id="plan-file"><b>plan file</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [Unix] On systems that support <a href="../F/finger.html"><i class="glossterm">finger</i></a>, the
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<tt class="filename">.plan</tt> file in a user's home directory is displayed
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when the user is fingered. This feature was originally intended to be used
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to keep potential fingerers apprised of one's location and near-future
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plans, but has been turned almost universally to humorous and
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self-expressive purposes (like a <a href="../S/sig-block.html"><i class="glossterm">sig block</i></a>). See
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also <a href="../H/Hacking-X-for-Y.html"><i class="glossterm">Hacking X for Y</i></a>.</p><p>A recent innovation in plan files has been the introduction of
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“<span class="quote">scrolling plan files</span>” which are one-dimensional animations
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made using only the printable ASCII character set, carriage return and line
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feed, avoiding terminal specific escape sequences, since the
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<a href="../F/finger.html"><i class="glossterm">finger</i></a> command will (for security reasons; see
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<a href="../L/letterbomb.html"><i class="glossterm">letterbomb</i></a>) not pass the escape character.</p><p>Scrolling .plan files have become art forms in miniature, and some
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sites have started competitions to find who can create the longest running,
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funniest, and most original animations. Various animation characters
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include: </p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col/><col/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>Centipede:</td><td>mmmmme</td></tr><tr><td>Lorry/Truck:</td><td>oo-oP</td></tr><tr><td>Andalusian Video Snail:</td><td>_@/</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p> and a compiler (ASP) is available on
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Usenet for producing them. See also
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<a href="../T/twirling-baton.html"><i class="glossterm">twirling baton</i></a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="Plan-9.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../P.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="platinum-iridium.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Plan 9<></td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"><EFBFBD>platinum-iridium</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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