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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> </td><th width="60%" align="center">P</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <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
<tt class="filename">.plan</tt> 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 <a href="../S/sig-block.html"><i class="glossterm">sig block</i></a>). See
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
&#8220;<span class="quote">scrolling plan files</span>&#8221; 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
<a href="../F/finger.html"><i class="glossterm">finger</i></a> command will (for security reasons; see
<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
sites have started competitions to find who can create the longest running,
funniest, and most original animations. Various animation characters
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
Usenet for producing them. See also
<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> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../P.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <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"> platinum-iridium</td></tr></table></div></body></html>