One command revealed a side of my system I never knew existed.

You have probably used lsof from time to time, probably when tracking down some sort of problem. But maybe you haven’t tried all of its permutations or looked at it just to get a deeper understanding ...

One thing I really like about Windows server compared to Mac OS X Server is the ability to quickly see what files are currently open, and who has them open.<BR><BR>I assume the only thing I can do on ...

How do I use lsof to get a list of currently open text files?<BR><BR>I have a few files open in emacs, run the following command in another term, and get the ...

Every Mac user should know how—and when—to turn to the Terminal. And he or she should also know how to shut down a truly recalcitrant app or a stubbornly frozen Mac. lsof lists all open files and the ...