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Date: 2009mar31
OS: Linux

Q.  How can I kill all processes using a file?

A.  Do this:

	fuser -k <file>

It works for a port too:

	fuser -k -n tcp 80

If you are running RedHat/Fedora and don't have this command, do:

	yum install psmisc
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