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Re: deleting files (not always)

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Subject: Re: deleting files (not always)
From: "Binand Raj S." <binand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 14:39:57 +0530
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Sachin Dole forced the electrons to say:
> How can I delete files (from a program) only when it is known that no user
> is reading or writing that file at that moment???

Just unlink(2) the file. It is guaranteed that the file will exist until
the last file descriptor to it has been closed.

Binand

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--------------- Binand Raj S. (binand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)

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