fuser command

imprise · 06-06-2009, 04:08 AM

Hi all;

When I execute the fuser command as follows, the following output is appeared:

Code:

linux-bhpq:~ # fuser /media/cdrom
/media/cdrom:         7427c  7451c
linux-bhpq:~ #

I want to know what is "c" characters after the PIDs shown?

Thanks

jdkaye · 06-06-2009, 04:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by imprise

Hi all;

When I execute the fuser command as follows, the following output is appeared:

Code:

linux-bhpq:~ # fuser /media/cdrom
/media/cdrom:         7427c  7451c
linux-bhpq:~ #

I want to know what is "c" characters after the PIDs shown?

Thanks

Typing

Code:

man fuser

at the command line will produce this.

Quote:

fuser(1) - Linux man page
Name

fuser - identify processes using files or sockets
Synopsis

fuser [-a|-s|-c] [-4|-6] [-n space ] [-k [-i] [-signal ] ] [-muvf] name
fuser -l
fuser -V
Description

fuser displays the PIDs of processes using the specified files or file systems. In the default display mode, each file name is followed by a letter denoting the type of access:

c

current directory.

e

executable being run.

f

open file. f is omitted in default display mode.

F

open file for writing. F is omitted in default display mode.

r

root directory.

m

mmap'ed file or shared library.

That should answer your question, yes?
cheers,
jdk

imprise · 06-06-2009, 04:18 AM

Thanks for your reply. I did searched the man page and find "current directory". I cannot understand what current directory means regarding to the PID that is shown.

Thanks again

jdkaye · 06-06-2009, 04:59 AM

You really need to learn to use google:
http://oreilly.com/linux/command-dir...p?path=f/fuser
Is this clear enough?

Quote:

fuser

fuser [options] [files | filesystems]

Identifies and outputs the process IDs of processes that are using the files or local filesystems. Each process ID is followed by a letter code: c if process is using file as the current directory; e if executable; f if an open file; m if a shared library; and r if the root directory. Any user with permission to read /dev/kmem and /dev/mem can use fuser, but only a privileged user can terminate another user's process. fuser does not work on remote (NFS) files.

If more than one group of files is specified, the options may be respecified for each additional group of files. A lone dash (-) cancels the options currently in force, and the new set of options applies to the next group of files. Like a number of other administrator commands, fuser is usually installed to the /sbin directory. You may need to add that directory to your path or execute the command as /sbin/fuser.

jdk