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in reply to Re: File Test
in thread File Test

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.

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