> However, the workaround was missing a break from the loop, if the
> sharing violation persists. I fixed that in CVS.
>
I do love open source software like this - fixes on a friday night.
I'm not sure if I'm ready to use CVS on a production system, but thanks
a lot!
Kind regards,
Jurriaan
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> Is there any way to detect if a file is in use by windows before
> executing 'mv' (I really, really hope I don't have to use the
> 'handle.exe' utility, which takes seconds for each file...)?
fuser
73,
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On Sep 10 21:22, jurri...@rivierenland.xs4all.nl wrote:
> > mv does not timeout. The underlying unlink function checks if the file
> > is in use and, if so, moves the file to the bin and sets the delete
> > disposition so it will be deleted after the last process closes its
> > handle to the file.
On Sep 10 11:46, Jurriaan wrote:
> I use the mv command to clean up some directories filled with temporary
> files. These may or may not be in use by windows.
>
> I used to detect them being in use by windows by mv failing.
>
> Now, mv is simply taking forever.
>
> I'm using cygwin 1.7.7(0.230/5
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