Checking thew ststus of a file

[Geofrey Rainey]

Check the command "fuser".

 
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Sreekumaran
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Subject: Checking thew ststus of a file


Hello,
How can I check the status of a file (open, closed) in a shell script?
Is there an example available? 
Can I use lsof command and how?

Thanks in advance,
Kumar
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