On Dec 13, 2011, at 09:10 44, Cowboy wrote: > A file on *nix is not deleted until the last handle is released. > That handle always references a hard link. > Once the last hard link is deleted, the file itself is marked > as available disc space.
Thanks for the clarification, Cowboy. This behavior in particular is key to making certain features in Rivendell work properly. It's the main reason why M$ systems (and M$-centric systems such as Samba) are not suitable for hosting the RD audio store at /var/snd. Cheers! |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Frederick F. Gleason, Jr. | Chief Developer | | | Paravel Systems | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | "There are three principal ways to lose money: wine, women, and | | engineers. While the first two are more pleasant, the third is by far | | the more certain." | | -- Baron Rothschild, ca. 1800 | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| _______________________________________________ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
