>>>>> "wes" == wes  <[email protected]> writes:

>> How do I go about locating that file? Was it even a file, or was it
>> buffered in memory somewhere, and killing the instance removed it?

wes> it is very possible it was all in memory. /tmp is a popular place
wes> for programs to store temporary files (which are not always
wes> deleted). if you're interested, you can also dig in by using
wes> tools like strace and /proc.

wes> use ps to find the pid of the transcription program. then, in a
wes> terminal, do:

wes> ls -la /proc/(pid goes here)/fd

wes> that should give you a list of the files currently open by that
wes> process.

lsof is another option.  It should tell you what files each process
has open.


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