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Re: Linux Technology

From vallor <vallor@cultnix.org>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Linux Technology
Date 2016-04-28 03:33 +0000
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On Thu, 28 Apr 2016 05:07:45 +0200, Melzzzzz wrote:

> On 28 Apr 2016 02:35:36 GMT vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> wrote:
> 
>> I miss the files in /proc/X/fd being hard links to the files they refer
>> to, instead of symlinks.
>> 
>> In the old days, they were hard links, so you could rescue a file that
>> had been deleted, just as long as a process still had the file open.
>> 
>> Still, /proc/X/fd is a handy feature to have, whether accessed from the
>> command line or the gui.
>> 
>> 
> No need for hardlink, file is preserved until fd is closed...
> I think you can cp it to new location no problem, unless process exits
> or closes that fd.

Actually, if you remove the file, it is unlinked from the filesystem.  
The only reference to the inode is in the kernel at that point -- you 
can't get at it with the old filename.

-- 
 -v

Do not overtax your powers.

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Linux Technology vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-28 02:35 +0000
  Re: Linux Technology Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-04-27 19:47 -0700
    Re: Linux Technology Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-04-28 04:56 +0200
      Re: Linux Technology Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-04-27 20:04 -0700
        Re: Linux Technology Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-04-28 05:12 +0200
          Re: Linux Technology Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-04-27 20:43 -0700
            Re: Linux Technology Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-04-28 09:59 +0000
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        Re: Linux Technology Takuya Saitoh <taka0038@gmail.com> - 2016-04-28 04:15 -0700
          Re: Linux Technology Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-04-28 13:50 +0200
            Re: Linux Technology Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-04-28 16:20 +0100
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              Re: Linux Technology Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-04-28 23:16 +0200
                Re: Linux Technology Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-04-28 15:58 -0700
                Re: Linux Technology Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-04-29 09:30 +0200
                Re: Linux Technology Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-04-29 10:24 +0100
                Re: Linux Technology Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-04-29 13:25 +0200
                Re: Linux Technology GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2016-04-29 17:06 -0600
                Re: Linux Technology Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-04-30 02:14 +0200
                Re: Linux Technology Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-04-30 02:28 +0200
                Re: Linux Technology Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-04-30 02:58 +0200
                Re: Linux Technology Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-04-30 03:15 +0200
                Re: Linux Technology Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-04-30 03:37 +0200
                Re: Linux Technology Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-04-30 04:00 +0200
                Re: Linux Technology Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-04-30 04:39 +0200
                Re: Linux Technology meat <meat.stretcher@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-30 13:29 +0000
                Re: Linux Technology Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-04-30 15:51 +0200
                Re: Linux Technology meat <meat.stretcher@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-30 14:10 +0000
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                Re: Linux Technology Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-04-29 18:34 -0700
                Re: Linux Technology GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2016-04-30 17:21 -0600
                Re: Linux Technology GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2016-04-30 17:23 -0600
                Re: Linux Technology Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-04-30 19:33 -0700
                Re: Linux Technology DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-04-29 09:20 -0400
                Re: Linux Technology Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-04-29 15:44 +0200
                Re: Linux Technology Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-04-29 08:32 -0700
                Re: Linux Technology DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-04-29 12:07 -0400
                Re: Linux Technology Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-04-29 09:13 -0700
                Re: Linux Technology Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-04-29 18:50 +0200
                Re: Linux Technology DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-04-29 13:41 -0400
                Re: Linux Technology Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-04-29 18:24 +0200
                Re: Linux Technology Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-04-29 22:09 +0000
                Re: Linux Technology DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-04-29 18:58 -0400
                Re: Linux Technology Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-04-29 23:26 +0000
                Re: Linux Technology Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-04-29 10:40 -0700
                Re: Linux Technology Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-04-29 22:51 +0200
                Re: Linux Technology DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-05-01 16:11 -0400
                Re: Linux Technology Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-05-02 00:07 +0200
            Re: Linux Technology DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-05-18 17:01 -0400
              Re: Linux Technology Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-05-18 23:30 +0200
                Re: Linux Technology DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-05-28 10:10 -0400
                Re: Linux Technology JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2016-06-01 22:00 -0500
                Re: Linux Technology DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-06-02 00:02 -0400
                Re: Linux Technology Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-06-01 21:28 -0700
                Re: Linux Technology Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-06-03 10:29 -0700
  Re: Linux Technology Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-04-28 05:07 +0200
    Re: Linux Technology vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-28 03:33 +0000
  Re: Linux Technology vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-28 03:13 +0000
    Re: Linux Technology Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-04-27 20:42 -0700
  Re: Linux Technology John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-04-28 02:42 -0700
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