On  9/07/15 10:50 AM, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
> * David Vincent-Jones <david...@gmail.com> [07-08-15 20:01]:
>   [...]
>> Hi Tobias; Can you recommend a way to open and look inside a db.lock
>> file? The problem appears to be erratically reoccurring.
>
> Not Tobias, but the lock file is just text.
>    cat ./library.db.lock
> or use a text editor or ...
>
> ps:  file ./library.db.lock
> will reveal all.

Other handy utilities for this task (especially if you're not
totally sure what the contents may be) are

xxd
strings

  
James C. McPherson
--
Solaris kernel software engineer, system admin and troubleshooter
               https://www.jmcpdotcom.com/blog
Find me on LinkedIn @ http://www.linkedin.com/in/jamescmcpherson


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