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diff --git a/help/C/process-files.page b/help/C/process-files.page new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f6413b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/help/C/process-files.page @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" + type="topic" style="task" + id="process-files"> + <info> + <revision version="0.1" date="2014-01-25" status="review"/> + <link type="guide" xref="index#processes-tasks" group="processes-tasks" /> + + <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/> + + <credit type="author copyright"> + <name>Phil Bull</name> + <email>philbull@gmail.com</email> + <years>2014</years> + </credit> + + <desc>View files being accessed by processes.</desc> + </info> + + <title>List which files a process has open</title> + + <p>Processes sometimes need to keep files open. They could be files that you are viewing or editing, or temporary or system files that the process needs to work properly.</p> + + <p>To see which files a process has open:</p> + <steps> + <item><p>Find the process in the <gui>Processes</gui> tab and click once to select it.</p></item> + <item><p>Right-click the process and select <gui>Open Files</gui>.</p></item> + </steps> + + <p>In the list of open files that appears, you might find some special files called <em>sockets</em>. These are actually a way for processes to communicate with one another, and are not normal files that you can view or edit.</p> + +</page> |