Ian Smith <smi...@nimnet.asn.au> wrote: > Swe, I suspect the reason you can't just delete these files is > likely because something has them open for writing, and the system > won't let you remove such files, naturally enough.
Really? Must be a fairly recent change -- and IMO not necessarily a good one. For one thing, it would break one of the long-standing methods for ensuring that scratch files get cleaned up when a program exits, even under circumstances which don't allow for signal handlers to be run. Last I knew having a file open, even for writing, was no protection against its last link being removed. The _inode_ won't go away until the last handle is closed, but the _directory entry_ can still be removed. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
