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Old 07-20-2007
Question Ensure the file completion ?
Hi,

I would like to copy a file from one location to another. But that particular file is not fully loaded. I like to copy a file once it's fully loaded or complete file. How to ensure whether file is fully loaded or complete file?.

-Thambi
# 2  
Old 07-20-2007
Let me get this straight. You want to copy a file from one location to another, and you want to copy it only if the file is a complete file? As in, some application that might be creating the file has completed creating the file?

You can use the 'fuser -fu' command to check if a process is using the file. If there is none, you can go ahead and move the file. If a process is using the file, it likely to be the process that is creating the file, so you should wait, sleep and look back to run fuser again.
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Old 07-20-2007
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Hi,
Thanks for the inputs. I am using HP unix. I don't see this fuser command in my flavoure. Please suggest.

-Thambi
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Old 07-20-2007
Are you sure? I have used fuser on HP-UX. Check your path.
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Old 07-20-2007
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I am sure , the fuser command NOT avaible in my HP.


$ which fuser
no fuser in /usr/bin /usr/bin /usr/ccs/bin /usr/contrib/bin /opt/nettladm/bin /opt/fc/bin /opt/fcms/bin /opt/upgrade/bin /opt/pd/bin /usr/bin/X11 /usr/contrib/bin/X11 /opt/hparray/bin /opt/perf/bin /opt/ignite/bin /opt/resmon/bin /usr/sbin/stm/uut/bin/progs /usr/symcli/bin /usr/local/bin /opt/cobol/bin /opt/OV/bin/OpC /opt/OV/bin /opt/graphics/common/bin /opt/gnome/bin /usr/sbin/diag/contrib /opt/mozilla /opt/wbem/bin /opt/wbem/sbin /opt/mx/bin /opt/perl/bin . /shpepr2/OraD11/Oracle/920/bin
$
# 6  
Old 07-20-2007
Thambi,
I just checked my system and 'fuser' here is located at '/usr/sbin/',
which is not listed in your path.
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