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In absence of any options, <tt>lsof</tt> lists all open files by all processes.
In absence of any options, <tt>lsof</tt> lists all open files by all processes.
To list open files by a specific process, use the process' PID as follows:


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lsof -p <pid>
lsof -p <pid>
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Revision as of 15:05, 3 May 2017

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Overview

lsof lists information about files opened by processes. lsof provides information about:

  • regular files
  • directories
  • block special files
  • character special files
  • executing text references
  • libraries
  • streams
  • network files (Internet socket, NFS file or UNIX domain socket)

In absence of any options, lsof lists all open files by all processes.

To list open files by a specific process, use the process' PID as follows:

lsof -p <pid>