8 out of 8 people agreed. The answer is YES** - because the mv operation
does not change the inode of the file. (**Unless mv'd to a different file
system).
Thanks to the many responders:
Dave Paper [cerberus_at_aol.net]
Derk Tegeler [tegel002_at_hvxbe01.unix.telecom.ptt.nl]
LHERCAUD_at_bouyguestelecom.fr
Dr. Thomas.Blinn_at_Compaq.com [tpb_at_doctor.zk3.dec.com]
Daniel, Steve [Steve.Daniel_at_netapp.com]
Frank Wortner [frank_at_kang.bondnet.com]
Joerg Bruehe [joerg_at_sql.de]
Thank you very much !
Original Text:
>We develop our own applications - and a question came up in a meeting
>
>Is it always safe to move (mv) an executable binary file while it is
running on a Tru64 UNIX system? We are mostly asking about a rename to a
different name, not a different directory. I would guess the answer depends
upon the internals of virtual memory paging, of which I am not familiar.
>If a pointer to an authoritative source can be given with your answer, that
would be helpful.
>Thanks,
>Steve Dyer, Alcoa, Inc.
>Steve.Dyer_at_alcoa.com
Received on Fri Sep 28 2001 - 15:35:10 NZST