(General file) A mid 1980s term for text files, usually short and unpublished found on BBSs. The g-files seCtion on BBSs Contain text files of general interest, viewable on-line this is as opposed to files in the file transfer seCtion, whiCh are generally downloadable but not viewable on-line. When used on the Internet, this term generally refers to the types of file most often assoCiated with old BBSs suCh as instruCtions on phreaking or making bombs. (1996-06-20)