On 7 July 2014 08:34, Patrick O'Callaghan pocallaghan@gmail.com wrote:
On Sun, 2014-07-06 at 13:01 -0700, David Benfell wrote:
*What*, for example, is "the usual meaning" of "file system objects?" A file? Why not just say "file?" And if the documentation really means files or pipes or devices, then why not say "files or pipes or devices?"
I assume it means "something with a name in the filesystem".
What about a file without a name? :-)
If you delete all filenames of a file while it is opened by a process, it still uses filesystem space but has no name.