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rampion
Asked: 2011-11-03 05:54:23 +0800 CST

Command to monitor which processes have a given file open

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I know I can use lsof path/to/file to see which processes currently have a given file open.

Is there a top-like command I can use to continuously monitor which processes have a given file open?

monitoring lsof

2 Answers

  1. Take a look the +|-r option for repeat mode:

    $ lsof -r 1 path/to/file

    You can also use the watch command:

    $ watch -n 1 'lsof path/to/file'
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  2. Best Answer

    Instead of lsof, I would suggest using fuser(1), especially since you say you want to watch for processes, and not ports or users or anything else.

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