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plan file

In computing, file publicly accessible on Unix systems that holds whatever information users wish to make public about themselves.

On other services such records may be called a resumé, bio, or directory entry. The purpose is generally the same, to allow users of the same system to find out a little more about the real-world identity of the people with whom they are interacting.



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