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Forum: UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers 10-19-2017

How to check if a file is open in editor?

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I can't speak for gedit, but leafpad, be it sent...

I can't speak for gedit, but leafpad, be it sent to background or not, opens a new window with an editing session.

Forum: UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers 10-17-2017

How to check if a file is open in editor?

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Not quite clear what exactly you are doing there;...

Not quite clear what exactly you are doing there; please give more info. Using leafpad to open / edit a file:
pgrep -xf "leafpad file1"; echo $?
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Forum: UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers 10-17-2017

How to check if a file is open in editor?

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Did you consider using the -f option to pgrep and...

Did you consider using the -f option to pgrep and supplying the full command line includig the file name (within double quotes)?

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