dean@priest.cs.uidaho.edu (Dean Collins) (06/28/91)
SUMMARY: This may be a FAQ, but how do you look at a file when it's busy? SYSTEM: We have an Apollo Domain system running Domain/OS 10.3. Our nodes include various 3500's, 2500's, and a DN10000. We have both Berkley & System V Unix, as well as Aegis. We're running X11R4. PROBLEM: I need to look at various files, such as the error file for X11R4's xdm, but it always says "Text file busy". I can't cat, vi, or tail the file. Ex.: $ cat xdm-errors xdm-errors: Text file busy What does this mean, and what's the solution? Thanks in Advance!!! Dean --------------------------------------------------------------------- Dean Collins | "The last man on earth sat alone University of Idaho, Moscow, ID | in a room. collin861@snake.cs.uidaho.edu | There was a knock at the door..." ---------------------------------------------------------------------