BLU Discuss list archive

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

[Discuss] recover contents of deleted but still open file on a Linux system.

Subject: [Discuss] recover contents of deleted but still open file on a Linux system.
From: richard.pieri at gmail.com (Rich Pieri)
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2020 12:06:19 -0400
In-reply-to: <CAJFsZ=oDHLAEAhk9b6XFYJBi28ot=HUPJ6eLip=GFK07P8uWww@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJFsZ=r=sHG84R1XAjjou=KNbYf_9Psc0s+rpVRps_A57pW3MA@mail.gmail.com> <5f04906a.1c69fb81.4e25f.a491@mx.google.com> <CAJFsZ=oDHLAEAhk9b6XFYJBi28ot=HUPJ6eLip=GFK07P8uWww@mail.gmail.com>

On Tue, 7 Jul 2020 19:44:37 -0400
Bill Bogstad <bogstad at pobox.com> wrote:

> But not all UNIX-like systems have a /proc/PID/fd directory that makes
> it easy to access the contents of
> such an unlinked file.   I don't know if the *BSDs do or not.

True, but it should be possible to find the file descriptor somehow if
the process is still running. /proc just makes that easier.

-- 
Rich Pieri

Follow-Ups:
- [Discuss] recover contents of deleted but still open file on a Linux system.
  - From: bogstad at pobox.com (Bill Bogstad)

References:
- [Discuss] recover contents of deleted but still open file on a Linux system.
  - From: bogstad at pobox.com (Bill Bogstad)
- [Discuss] recover contents of deleted but still open file on a Linux system.
  - From: richard.pieri at gmail.com (Rich Pieri)
- [Discuss] recover contents of deleted but still open file on a Linux system.
  - From: bogstad at pobox.com (Bill Bogstad)

Prev by Date: [Discuss] recover contents of deleted but still open file on a Linux system.
Next by Date: [Discuss] recover contents of deleted but still open file on a Linux system.
Previous by thread: [Discuss] recover contents of deleted but still open file on a Linux system.
Next by thread: [Discuss] recover contents of deleted but still open file on a Linux system.
Index(es):
- Date
- Thread