lsof [names...]

List open files

Arguments

Name	Description
`names`	Select named files or files on named file systems

Options

Name	Description
`-?, -h, --help`	Help
`-a`	Apply AND to the selections (defaults to OR)
`-b`	Avoid kernel blocks
`-c <string or regexp (optional ending with /i /b /x)>`	Select the listing of files for processes executing a command
`+c <number>`	COMMAND width (9)
`+d <file>`	Search for all open instances/files/directories of directory
`-d <File descriptor number>`	Specify a list of file descriptors (FDs) to exclude from or include in the output listing
`+D <file>`	Search tree for all open instances/files/directories of directory. SLOW?
`+f [flags]`	Enable path name arguments to be interpreted
`-f <flags>`	Inhibit path name arguments to be interpreted
`-F <options...>`	Select fields to output
`-F?`	Show fields for -F
`-g <PGID>`	Exclude or select by process group IDs (PGID)
`-i <options>`	Selects files by [46][protocol][@hostname\|hostaddr][:service\|port]
`-l`	Inhibit conversion of user IDs to login names
`+L [number]`	Enable listing of file link counts
`-L [number]`	Disable listing of file link counts
`+M`	Enable portMap registration
`-M`	Disable portMap registration
`-n`	No host names
`-N`	Select NFS files
`-o`	List file offset
`-O`	No overhead RISKY
`-p <PIDs>`	Exclude or select process identification numbers (PIDs)
`-P`	No port names
`+r <time (seconds)>`	Repeat every t seconds (15) until no files
`-r <time (seconds)>`	Repeat every t seconds (15) forever
`-R`	List parent PID
`-s [protocol:state]`	List file size or exclude/select protocol
`-S [timeout (seconds)]`	Stat timeout in seconds (lstat/readlink/stat)
`-T <info>`	Disable TCP/TPI info
`-t`	Specify terse listing
`-u <UIDs>`	Exclude/select login\|UID set
`-U`	Select Unix socket
`-v`	List version info
`-V`	Verbose search
`+w`	Enable warnings
`-w`	Disable warnings
`-x <cross-over option>`	Cross over +d\|+D File systems or symbolic links
`-X`	File descriptor table only