Re: Re: File Test

by Anonymous Monk

on Apr 05, 2001 at 22:58 UTC ( [id://70227]=note: print w/replies, xml )

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Under UNIX, you could parse the output of the lsof program (if available).

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Re: Re: Re: File Test by extremely (Priest) on Apr 06, 2001 at 00:12 UTC
What happens when someone else starts reading the file while you are parsing `lsof`'s output? Or stops reading it, for that matter. -- $you = new YOU; honk() if $you->love(perl)	[reply]