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Message-Id: | <6.2.1.2.0.20050912150248.02aabb48@pop.prospeed.net> |
Date: | Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:04:26 -0400 |
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From: | Larry Hall <lh-no-personal-replies-please AT cygwin DOT com> |
Subject: | Re: rm problem: Directory not empty |
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At 02:29 PM 9/12/2005, you wrote: >I've also seen badly behaving windows programs, which refuse to "let go" of a >directory once they have used a file in it, until the program is explicitly >closed. This is most annoying, as you have to keep closing program windows >until suddenly you guess right, the directory is freed, and can be deleted. 'handle.exe' from <sysinternals.com> is useful in determining the right app to close in this case. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
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