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Using lsof Command for File and Process Tracking on Linux

Calendar Nov 29, 2004 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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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.