Check weather a file is in use or not?

cse.buddhika · February 3, 2009, 12:28am

Hi,
Hi want to check weather a file is being used by using a command or java code or shell script.
So, can any body give me some idea..

Thanks
Buddhika

zaxxon · February 3, 2009, 2:38am

Can try it with lsof.

cse.buddhika · February 3, 2009, 3:26am

Hi,
I tried to execute "lsof". System says that command not found. I'm using a redhat linux system.
Is this a genaral command?

Thanks
Buddhika

mark54g · February 3, 2009, 1:50pm

run as root or a uid 0 user.

run the command "updatedb"

then type "locate lsof" it may not be installed. Another option is fuser. run the man on that command