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β | * On Windows, the [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/ | + | * On Windows Vista and above, one may use the "Task Manager" and the aptly named "Resource Monitor". Nevertheless there is also still the [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/procmon "Process Monitor"] from Sysinternals available at Microsoft. |
β | * On Linux and OS X there is a command line tool {{w|lsof}} (list open files) which also lists open sockets and more. If the filename or program name is known, the usefulness of this tool is vastly enhanced by combining it with {{w|grep}}. | + | * On Linux and OS X there is a command line tool {{w|lsof}} (list open files) which also lists open sockets and more. If the filename or program name is known, the usefulness of this tool is vastly enhanced by combining it with {{w|grep}} because dispensable lines can be omitted. |
* Unix systems derived from SVR4 have the {{w|fuser (Unix)|fuser(1)}} command (fstat(1) on BSD) that lists and optionally kills the process keeping a file open. It's useful on shutdowns because open files can prevent unmounting filesystems, potentially leaving them a mess. | * Unix systems derived from SVR4 have the {{w|fuser (Unix)|fuser(1)}} command (fstat(1) on BSD) that lists and optionally kills the process keeping a file open. It's useful on shutdowns because open files can prevent unmounting filesystems, potentially leaving them a mess. | ||