Re: Deleting a file which is in use

[Cyrus Patel <cyrusp@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Kannan [kannan_sunder2@xxxxxxxxx] wrote:
> Do linux apps like vi, emacs, kde editors and gimp come with file locking?

vi creates a temporary swap file whenever someone edits a file - if the
file is deleted whilst being edited vi can recover the file from the
swap file.

This isn't really file locking though - IMHO it's much better.

Regards,
Cyrus

> 
> 
> > On Tue, Aug 29, 2000 at 09:50:09AM +0530, Kannan wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >    Recently i had an argument with a friend about the superiority of
> linux
> > > over NT. He said that linux allows user A to delete a filed when it is
> being
> > > used by user B, and that NT does not allow this.
> > >
> > > This is the first time i heard about this so i would like some info on
> this
> > > and whether it is a bug or feature
> >
> > If user A deletes the file and user B has the file open, the file
> continues
> > to exist. It really gets deleted at the point when B closes it.
> >
> > UNIX uses a reference counting + garbage collection mechanism to clean
> > up deleted files.
> >
> > If the app wants to avoid it, it can always use file locking to emulate
> > NT behavior.
> >
> > -Arun
> >
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