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| From | Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. |
| Date | 2018-09-24 14:01 -0700 |
| Organization | no organization |
| Message-ID | <pobjat$qtp$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <pobaeo$o0s$1@dont-email.me> <3fqdneYJS8g52DTGnZ2dnUU7-YPNnZ2d@giganews.com> |
On 9/24/18 1:14 PM, Robert Heller wrote: > At Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:29:43 +0100 The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote: > >> >> >> I am you see tidying up my video collection by using handbrake to trim >> the videos to their actual size rather than the form thay came in, >> suuround by 'black space' And crop off station ids where they are on >> recirded materail but 'off screen' >> >> So I set up a batch in Handbrake, then went and did something else, then >> started deleting all the converted files - files that had .mp4 >> extensions and also .m4v extensions. >> >> Then I realised I had just deleted the source file of the movie >> currently being converted. >> >> Handbrake, which had the file open, didnt even blink. >> >> Linux of course wont ACTUALLY delete the file until is is closed by all >> accessing it.. > > Linux never really (actually) deletes files. "rm" just "unlinks" them (removes > the *directory entry*) (the kernel call is "unlink", there is no "delete" > kernel call). The inodes don't get moved to the free list until both of these > states are true: > > There are no directory entries pointing at the inodes. > > There are no open files pointing at the inodes. > >> >> A fundamental safeguard on an OS derived from multiuser Unix... >> > > Just the right thing to do. > Only sometimes? I like Linux about 8 days a week. bliss -- bliss dash SF 4 ever at dslextreme dot com
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Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2018-09-24 19:29 +0100
Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2018-09-24 15:14 -0500
Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2018-09-24 14:01 -0700
Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2018-09-24 21:27 +0000
Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-09-24 22:49 -0400
Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2018-09-25 09:08 +0100
Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2018-09-25 11:51 +0000
Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2018-09-25 14:45 +0100
Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2018-09-25 20:22 +0000
Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2018-09-26 08:32 +0100
Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2018-09-25 08:34 -0500
Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2018-09-25 15:28 +0000
Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2018-09-25 11:21 -0500
Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2018-09-25 21:26 +0000
Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2018-09-25 19:06 -0500
Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2018-09-25 20:33 +0000
Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2018-09-25 23:41 +0000
Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2018-09-26 00:51 +0000
Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. jrg <jeff.g.group@att.net> - 2018-09-24 14:33 -0700
Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2018-09-24 21:59 +0000
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