Messages in this thread | | | From | Giuseppe Bilotta <> | Subject | Re: 'Undeleting' an open file | Date | Fri, 7 Oct 2005 19:25:21 +0200 |
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On Fri, 7 Oct 2005 14:30:37 +0000 (UTC), Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote:
> In article <8qo997np4h6n.1ihs13ptrx2y2.dlg@40tude.net>, > Giuseppe Bilotta <bilotta78@hotpop.com> wrote: >>On Wed, 5 Oct 2005 23:05:34 +0200 (CEST), Bodo Eggert wrote: >> >>> Files are deleted if the last reference is gone. If you play a music file >>> and unlink it while it's playing, it won't be deleted untill the player >>> closes the file, since an open filehandle is a reference. >> >>BTW, I've always wondered: is there a way to un-unlink such a file? > > Around 2.4.15 we had the same discussion here - see for example > http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0201.2/0881.html > (but be sure to read the whole thread).
A very interesting read, thank you for the link.
-- Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta
Axiom I of the Giuseppe Bilotta theory of IT: Anything is better than MS
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