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Unless I'm mistaken, a "bastard file" is a file which has a parent file that has been deleted. By definition, a "bastard" is a child without a father, so a bastard file would be a file missing a parent file. In this case...
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File (tool) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A file (or hand-file ) is a hand tool used to shape material by cutting. A file typically takes the form of a hardened steel bar, mostly covered with a series of sharp, parallel ridges or teeth ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_(tool)
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Where did the 'Bastard File' get its odd name? A bastard file is a file whose teeth configuration is in between a rough or coarse file and a 'second cut'... ... A bastard file is a file whose teeth configuration is in between a rough or coarse file and a 'second cut' file. In precise terms therefore a bastard file is one...
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The oldest Bastard file was originally used for filing "Bastard Ashlar" (a rough square block of stone) the file was used to file the rough stone to a smooth square block called Ashlar, hence the term "Bastard File".
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All children born without the parents being married are bastard; ... What Is The Bastard Spirit? ... Why Is It Called `a Bastard File`?
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www.blurtit.com/q1007583.html
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Command-line The bastard can be invoked from the command line like other UNIX utilities; the "--" parameter allows it to read the target from STDIN, and the optional "-b" parameter specifies a batch file of bastard commands to run on the target. ... ; why is it called the Bastard?
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bastard.sourceforge.net/
bastard.sourceforge.net/
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Quoted text begins.The great mystery about the bastard file is where and how did it get its name? End of quote. ... As far as I know, the bastard file is so called because it is uncommon or unconventional, in the sense of being somewhere between rough cut (rasp) and fine cut (milled).
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www.aboutstone.org/conversa/arc006/msg00611.html
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What is a bastard file? ... Who is the bastard file named after? ... Why is it called a bastard file?
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www.answers.com/topic/bastard-file-1
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What is a bastard file? ... Who is the bastard file named after? ... Why is it called a bastard file?
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www.answers.com/topic/bastard-cut-file
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