ken@turtlevax.UUCP (Ken Turkowski) (04/30/85)
In my /usr/lib/crontab, there is a line of the form: 40 4 * * * find / '(' -name '#*' -o -name '*.CKP' ')' -a -atime +3 -a -exec rm -f {} ';' Recent discussion on USENET revealed the purpose (or at least the destiny) of the #* files. But what are the *.CKP files used for? And what does CKP stand for? -- Ken Turkowski @ CADLINC, Menlo Park, CA UUCP: {amd,decwrl,hplabs,nsc,seismo,spar}!turtlevax!ken ARPA: turtlevax!ken@DECWRL.ARPA
seth@megad.UUCP (Seth H Zirin) (05/14/85)
> turtlevax!ken asks: > Recent discussion on USENET revealed the purpose (or at least the destiny) > of the #* files. But what are the *.CKP files used for? And what does CKP > stand for? These are checkpoint files created by the emacs editor. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Seth H Zirin USmail: Megadata Corp. 35 Orville Dr., Bohemia, NY 11716 Phone: 516-589-6800 (M-F 9-5 EST) UUCP: {decvax, ihnp4}!philabs!sbcs!megad!seth Keeper of the News for megad