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Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux.

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Date Mon, 24 Sep 2018 14:01:17 -0700
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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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