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At 2003-07-09T08:36:50Z, "Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH" <allbery@ece.cmu.edu> w=
rites:

> Install sysutils/lsof and use it to find what program has a deleted file
> open on /var; kill that program, and the space will be reclaimed.

I see that advice a lot.  Is lsof inherently superior to `fstat' in the base
system?
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Kirk Strauser

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