In a maintenance pass of file on the system, we have discovered that many users have files which are fairly old and may not be used for the current quarter. We have also discovered a large quantity of "core" and "a.out" files which have not been modified in several months. As a result, starting on March 15, 1992, we will be instituting an automated procedure that will scan user file systems and delete the following files based on their age: core 2 or more days since last modification a.out 7 or more days since last modification If you have used these file names for valid files, please rename them. The file name "core" is used by the system for core dumps when a program running in the current directory aborts. The file name "a.out" is used as a default name by most compilers for the executable program when a file name is not specified by the -o parameter. Users may wish to perform a "cleanup" of their own directories. A script has been installed on the system called "cleanup". It will search through your directory structure from your home directory down targeting files for deletion and requesting confirmation on each file. "cleanup" targets "core" files that are 2 or more days since last modification, "a.out" files that are 7 or more days since last modification, and any other files that are more than 3 months since last modification. To execute "cleanup", simply type "cleanup" at the command prompt at your home directory (the directory you are in when you first log on to the system).