Unix Programming - .nfsXXXX

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Thomas Rademacher

2005-01-24, 4:00 pm

Hello,

on an AIX 5.1 I make many file oparations in a directory 'mydir' with a
python script.
At the end of the script I want to remove all files in 'mydir' with the
python function os.remove().
In some runs I can not remove all files, because a file .nfsXXXX exists.

Why does a .nfsXXXX file exist?
How can I remove this file?

Thank you for your hints, Thomas

Paul Pluzhnikov

2005-01-24, 4:00 pm

"Thomas Rademacher" <rademacher@prostep.FTA-berlin.de> writes:

> Why does a .nfsXXXX file exist?

Such files are created when you unlink(2) an open file on NFS-mounted
filesystem.

> How can I remove this file?

Close your files before removing them.

Cheers,
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