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Leo The Cat
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‎08-28-2009 04:31 AM

‎08-28-2009 04:31 AM

find only files not linked to running process

Hi

I want to remove some files but only files not linked to running process. Is it possible ?

Thanks for the clue,
Bests Regards
Den.
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Ivan Ferreira
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‎08-28-2009 04:55 AM

‎08-28-2009 04:55 AM

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Re: find only files not linked to running process

You can use the fuser command or lsof to identify if a file is currently used.
Por que hacerlo dificil si es posible hacerlo facil? - Why do it the hard way, when you can do it the easy way?
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Leo The Cat
Regular Advisor

‎08-28-2009 07:30 AM

‎08-28-2009 07:30 AM

Re: find only files not linked to running process

Thanks Ivan. lsof is doing the job.
Have a nice week-end
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