On Thu, 1 Aug 2002, Daniel Berger wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Is there a way, once a file has been opened, to determine whether it's
> been deleted versus moved?

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> As is, this program will continue to function if "temp" is moved to,
> say, temp1.  The filehandle then reads from temp1.  But, how do I detect
> that the file which the filehandle is attached to no longer exists?

Depending on OS, can you create a hard link to the file so that when
it is renamed (mv) the hard link remains?

> Daniel Berger

        Hugh