tldr/common/lsof.md

# lsof

> Lists open files and the corresponding processes

- find the processes that have a given file open

`lsof {{/path/to/file}}`

- find the process that opened a local internet port

`lsof -i :{{8080}}`

- only output the process PID (e.g. to pipe into kill)

`lsof -t {{/path/to/file}} | xargs kill -9`
LSOF command 2013-12-12 16:43:12 +04:00			`# lsof`

fix typo in "lsof" 2013-12-12 16:45:31 +04:00			`> Lists open files and the corresponding processes`
LSOF command 2013-12-12 16:43:12 +04:00
			`- find the processes that have a given file open`

			`lsof {{/path/to/file}}`

			`- find the process that opened a local internet port`

			`lsof -i :{{8080}}`

			`- only output the process PID (e.g. to pipe into kill)`

			`lsof -t {{/path/to/file}} \| xargs kill -9`