Re: 'Undeleting' an open file

[Miquel van Smoorenburg]

In article <8qo997np4h6n.1ihs13ptrx2y2.dlg@xxxxxxxxxx>,
Giuseppe Bilotta  <bilotta78@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>On Wed, 5 Oct 2005 23:05:34 +0200 (CEST), Bodo Eggert wrote:
>
>> Files are deleted if the last reference is gone. If you play a music file
>> and unlink it while it's playing, it won't be deleted untill the player
>> closes the file, since an open filehandle is a reference.
>
>BTW, I've always wondered: is there a way to un-unlink such a file?

Around 2.4.15 we had the same discussion here - see for example
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0201.2/0881.html
(but be sure to read the whole thread).

Mike.

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