Lsof displays all the files which are used / opened and its dependent libraries .You can see all the opened files specific to a user from the console using lsof -u <username> Thanks, Krishnaprasad -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Padiyath Sreekumaran Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 3:55 PM To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Checking thew ststus of a file Hello, How can I check the status of a file (open, closed) in a shell script? Is there an example available? Can I use lsof command and how? Thanks in advance, Kumar ------------------------------------------------------------------ Padiyath Sreekumar | Tel: +41.56.310.3643 Paul Scherrer Institut | email: kumar.padiyath@xxxxxx AIT | Office: WHGA/U132 WHGA/U132 | Fax: +41.56.310.3649 CH-5232 Villigen PSI | Switzerland | ----------------------------------------------------------------- -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list