Re: [ubuntu-uk] where does flash store it's temporary files?

[Neil Greenwood]

On 18 April 2014 11:31:40 GMT+01:00, Peter Smout  wrote:
>On 18/04/14 11:26, Simon Greenwood wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> On 18 April 2014 11:20, Peter Smout > > wrote:
>>
>> On 18/04/14 11:03, Simon Greenwood wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 17 April 2014 17:12, Peter Smout > 
>> >>
>wrote:
>>
>>  Hi,
>>
>>  Still trying to investigate the memory leak in the
>thread "My
>>  thoughts confirmed", and I'm trying to find where the
>> flash-plug-in
>>  stores it's temp files.
>>
>>  I've looked in /tmp and can see nothing that looks like
>a
>> .flv video
>>  (or part of) and I can see nothing in
>/home/pete/.mozilla or
>>  /home/pete/.adobe
>>
>>  Does anyone know where it downloads it's cache to?
>>
>>  Or is there a CLI way of following the data (the tail
>> command looks
>>  promising but I don't know what to tail!)
>>
>>
>> I seem to recall that swf files are cached in their browser
>config
>> directory but also that they're compiled to bytecode so you
>> might not be
>> able to identify them.
>>
>> The best command tool to start with would be lsof, which
>should
>> show you
>> open files. I have a feeling that you might find that a
>plugin
>> library
>> is causing the problem but that it runs inside the browser so
>isn't
>> visible to the OS.
>>
>> s/
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> lsof gives unknown command ls -of the same!
>>
>>
>> Odd, it's a standard Linux command. How about /usr/bin/lsof?
>>
>> s/
>>
>>
>> --
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>> "TBA are particularly gli
>>
>>
>hi,
>
>pete@petes-lappy:~$ /usr/bin/lsof
>bash: /usr/bin/lsof: No such file or directory
>pete@petes-lappy:~$ lsof
>bash: lsof: command not found

Just to confirm, the command in uppercase is LSOF, but you type it in lowercase 
to run it. I just wanted to check that it wasn't a confusion caused by a sans 
font... 


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] where does flash store it's temporary files?

[Colin Law]

On 18 April 2014 11:53, Peter Smout  wrote:
> On 18/04/14 11:50, Colin Law wrote:
>>
>> On 18 April 2014 11:40, Andy Braben  wrote:
>>>
>>>

 pete@petes-lappy:~$ /usr/bin/lsof
 bash: /usr/bin/lsof: No such file or directory
 pete@petes-lappy:~$ lsof
 bash: lsof: command not found



 -
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm very very surprised that such a program is not installed, which is
>>> what
>>> it looks like, so
>>>
>>> apt-get install lsof
>>
>>
>> with sudo of course.
>>
>> Colin
>>
> Thanks for the infoI took sudo as read, apt-get don't work without it ;)

Well that all depends of course.

Others reading may not be used to using apt-get.

Colin

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] where does flash store it's temporary files?

[Peter Smout]

On 18/04/14 11:50, Colin Law wrote:

On 18 April 2014 11:40, Andy Braben  wrote:




pete@petes-lappy:~$ /usr/bin/lsof
bash: /usr/bin/lsof: No such file or directory
pete@petes-lappy:~$ lsof
bash: lsof: command not found



-



I'm very very surprised that such a program is not installed, which is what
it looks like, so

apt-get install lsof


with sudo of course.

Colin


Thanks for the infoI took sudo as read, apt-get don't work without it ;)



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Re: [ubuntu-uk] where does flash store it's temporary files?

[Colin Law]

On 18 April 2014 11:40, Andy Braben  wrote:
>
>>
>> pete@petes-lappy:~$ /usr/bin/lsof
>> bash: /usr/bin/lsof: No such file or directory
>> pete@petes-lappy:~$ lsof
>> bash: lsof: command not found
>>
>>
>>
>> -
>
>
> I'm very very surprised that such a program is not installed, which is what
> it looks like, so
>
> apt-get install lsof

with sudo of course.

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] where does flash store it's temporary files?

[Andy Braben]

>
> pete@petes-lappy:~$ /usr/bin/lsof
> bash: /usr/bin/lsof: No such file or directory
> pete@petes-lappy:~$ lsof
> bash: lsof: command not found
>
>
>
> -
>

I'm very very surprised that such a program is not installed, which is what
it looks like, so

apt-get install lsof
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] where does flash store it's temporary files?

[Peter Smout]

On 18/04/14 11:26, Simon Greenwood wrote:




On 18 April 2014 11:20, Peter Smout mailto:smoutp...@gmail.com>> wrote:

On 18/04/14 11:03, Simon Greenwood wrote:




On 17 April 2014 17:12, Peter Smout mailto:smoutp...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:

 Hi,

 Still trying to investigate the memory leak in the thread "My
 thoughts confirmed", and I'm trying to find where the
flash-plug-in
 stores it's temp files.

 I've looked in /tmp and can see nothing that looks like a
.flv video
 (or part of) and I can see nothing in /home/pete/.mozilla or
 /home/pete/.adobe

 Does anyone know where it downloads it's cache to?

 Or is there a CLI way of following the data (the tail
command looks
 promising but I don't know what to tail!)


I seem to recall that swf files are cached in their browser config
directory but also that they're compiled to bytecode so you
might not be
able to identify them.

The best command tool to start with would be lsof, which should
show you
open files. I have a feeling that you might find that a plugin
library
is causing the problem but that it runs inside the browser so isn't
visible to the OS.

s/


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Hi,

lsof gives unknown command ls -of the same!


Odd, it's a standard Linux command. How about /usr/bin/lsof?

s/


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hi,

pete@petes-lappy:~$ /usr/bin/lsof
bash: /usr/bin/lsof: No such file or directory
pete@petes-lappy:~$ lsof
bash: lsof: command not found


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] where does flash store it's temporary files?

[Simon Greenwood]

On 18 April 2014 11:20, Peter Smout  wrote:

> On 18/04/14 11:03, Simon Greenwood wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 17 April 2014 17:12, Peter Smout > > wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Still trying to investigate the memory leak in the thread "My
>> thoughts confirmed", and I'm trying to find where the flash-plug-in
>> stores it's temp files.
>>
>> I've looked in /tmp and can see nothing that looks like a .flv video
>> (or part of) and I can see nothing in /home/pete/.mozilla or
>> /home/pete/.adobe
>>
>> Does anyone know where it downloads it's cache to?
>>
>> Or is there a CLI way of following the data (the tail command looks
>> promising but I don't know what to tail!)
>>
>>
>> I seem to recall that swf files are cached in their browser config
>> directory but also that they're compiled to bytecode so you might not be
>> able to identify them.
>>
>> The best command tool to start with would be lsof, which should show you
>> open files. I have a feeling that you might find that a plugin library
>> is causing the problem but that it runs inside the browser so isn't
>> visible to the OS.
>>
>> s/
>>
>>
>> --
>> Twitter: @sfgreenwood
>> "TBA are particularly glib
>>
>>
>>  Hi,
>
> lsof gives unknown command ls -of the same!
>
>
Odd, it's a standard Linux command. How about /usr/bin/lsof?

s/


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] where does flash store it's temporary files?

[Peter Smout]

On 18/04/14 11:03, Simon Greenwood wrote:




On 17 April 2014 17:12, Peter Smout mailto:smoutp...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Hi,

Still trying to investigate the memory leak in the thread "My
thoughts confirmed", and I'm trying to find where the flash-plug-in
stores it's temp files.

I've looked in /tmp and can see nothing that looks like a .flv video
(or part of) and I can see nothing in /home/pete/.mozilla or
/home/pete/.adobe

Does anyone know where it downloads it's cache to?

Or is there a CLI way of following the data (the tail command looks
promising but I don't know what to tail!)


I seem to recall that swf files are cached in their browser config
directory but also that they're compiled to bytecode so you might not be
able to identify them.

The best command tool to start with would be lsof, which should show you
open files. I have a feeling that you might find that a plugin library
is causing the problem but that it runs inside the browser so isn't
visible to the OS.

s/


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Hi,

lsof gives unknown command ls -of the same!

Pete S

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] where does flash store it's temporary files?

[Peter Smout]

On 18/04/14 11:03, Simon Greenwood wrote:




On 17 April 2014 17:12, Peter Smout mailto:smoutp...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Hi,

Still trying to investigate the memory leak in the thread "My
thoughts confirmed", and I'm trying to find where the flash-plug-in
stores it's temp files.

I've looked in /tmp and can see nothing that looks like a .flv video
(or part of) and I can see nothing in /home/pete/.mozilla or
/home/pete/.adobe

Does anyone know where it downloads it's cache to?

Or is there a CLI way of following the data (the tail command looks
promising but I don't know what to tail!)


I seem to recall that swf files are cached in their browser config
directory but also that they're compiled to bytecode so you might not be
able to identify them.

The best command tool to start with would be lsof, which should show you
open files. I have a feeling that you might find that a plugin library
is causing the problem but that it runs inside the browser so isn't
visible to the OS.

s/


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Thanks I'll look in to it ;)

Pete S

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] where does flash store it's temporary files?

[Simon Greenwood]

On 17 April 2014 17:12, Peter Smout  wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Still trying to investigate the memory leak in the thread "My thoughts
> confirmed", and I'm trying to find where the flash-plug-in stores it's temp
> files.
>
> I've looked in /tmp and can see nothing that looks like a .flv video (or
> part of) and I can see nothing in /home/pete/.mozilla or /home/pete/.adobe
>
> Does anyone know where it downloads it's cache to?
>
> Or is there a CLI way of following the data (the tail command looks
> promising but I don't know what to tail!)
>
>
I seem to recall that swf files are cached in their browser config
directory but also that they're compiled to bytecode so you might not be
able to identify them.

The best command tool to start with would be lsof, which should show you
open files. I have a feeling that you might find that a plugin library is
causing the problem but that it runs inside the browser so isn't visible to
the OS.

s/


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