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Using lsof Command for File and Process Tracking on Linux
Nov 29, 2004
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Anthony Pell
1 min read
Topics Covered
network management
system monitoring
file management
lsof
process tracking
lsof is a tool to list all the open files on the system. From this information, processes creating network sockets can be found, among other things.
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