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		amethyst on Feb 20, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to undelete any open file on Linux Could you not just hardlink to the /proc/<xxx>/fd/<y> file descriptor? I haven't tried this, but considering you can `cp` from the open descriptor to a new file, I should also think you could make a new hardlink to that same descriptor.

LogicHoleFlaw on Feb 20, 2009 | [–]

/proc is its own filesystem so its 'inodes' are incompatible with whatever FS your disk is on.

amethyst on Feb 20, 2009 | | [–]

Good catch. My hardcore Unix-fu is still lacking in places... =\

smcdow on Feb 20, 2009 | [–]

yes, you can. and this is better than copying.

smcdow on Feb 20, 2009 | [–]

whoops, sorry, on crack. You can't after it's been deleted.

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