FUSER(1M)            INTERACTIVE UNIX System            FUSER(1M)



          NAME
               fuser - identify processes using a file or file structure

          SYNOPSIS
               /etc/fuser [-ku] files | resources [-] [[-ku] files |
               resources]

          DESCRIPTION
               The fuser command outputs the process IDs of the processes
               that are using the files or remote resources specified as
               arguments.  Each process ID is followed by a letter code,
               interpreted as follows:  if the process is using the file as
               (1) its current directory, the code is c; (2) the parent of
               its current directory (only when the file is being used by
               the system), the code is p; or (3) its root directory, the
               code is r.  For block-special devices with mounted file sys-
               tems, all processes using any file on that device are
               listed.  For remote resource names, all processes using any
               file associated with that remote resource (Remote File Shar-
               ing) are reported.  (fuser cannot use the mount point of the
               remote resource; it must use the resource name.)  For all
               other types of files (text files, executables, directories,
               devices, etc.), only the processes using that file are
               reported.

               The following options may be used with fuser:

               -u   the user login name, in parentheses, also follows the
                    process ID.

               -k   the SIGKILL signal is sent to each process.  Since this
                    option spawns kills for each process, the kill messages
                    may not show up immediately [see kill(2)].

               If more than one group of files are specified, the options
               may be respecified for each additional group of files.  A
               lone dash cancels the options currently in force; then, the
               new set of options applies to the next group of files.

               The process IDs are printed as a single line on the standard
               output, separated by spaces and terminated with a single new
               line.  All other output is written on standard error.

               You cannot list processes using a particular file from a
               remote resource mounted on your machine.  You can only use
               the resource name as an argument.

               Any user with permission to read /dev/kmem and /dev/mem can
               use fuser.  Only the super-user can terminate another user's
               process

          FILES
               /unix        for system name list


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               /dev/kmem    for system image
               /dev/mem     also for system image

          SEE ALSO
               mount(1M), ps(1).
               kill(2), signal(2) in the INTERACTIVE SDS Guide and
               Programmer's Reference Manual.
















































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