Questions tagged [lsof]
Lsof is a tool to list opened files by processes
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lsof for files opened by other users
How do I see the list of files open (lsof) in a specific directory and by other users?
I can do lsof +D /path, but that only shows current user's files.
Any way to see if other users have opened ...
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Running lsof -i shows a lot of connections in CLOSE_WAIT ? Should I worry
So I am running lsof -i | wc -l periodically and it is telling me that out of 420 lines, between 240 and 255 are in CLOSE_WAIT state. How does TCP connections enter this state?
Should I be worried ...
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Link to a specific inode
I have a file that was deleted, but is still held open by a program. I found the inode number using lsof. How can I create a hard link back to that inode?
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TCP monitoring on a server: comparing netstat vs lsof?
I'm monitoring the TCP stack on a server hoping to generically infer problems with application on the box.
My first inclination is to measure the number of sockets in all reported states (LISTEN,...
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How to find the other point of a Unix domain socket on Mac OS X to write/read it?
I listed open file for a process (a daemon) on my box which runs Mac OS X 10.5 :
>lsof -p 89
COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME
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xxxxx 89 xxxxxxxx 9u unix ...