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/usr/bin/fuser

set of some small useful utilities that use the proc filesystem

From psmisc 23.7-r7 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running fuser --help (exit 1). permalink

/usr/bin/fuser: Invalid option --help
Usage: fuser [-fIMuvw] [-a|-s] [-4|-6] [-c|-m|-n SPACE]
             [-k [-i] [-SIGNAL]] NAME...
       fuser -l
       fuser -V
Show which processes use the named files, sockets, or filesystems.

  -a,--all              display unused files too
  -i,--interactive      ask before killing (ignored without -k)
  -I,--inode            use always inodes to compare files
  -k,--kill             kill processes accessing the named file
  -l,--list-signals     list available signal names
  -m,--mount            show all processes using the named filesystems or
                        block device
  -M,--ismountpoint     fulfill request only if NAME is a mount point
  -n,--namespace SPACE  search in this name space (file, udp, or tcp)
  -s,--silent           silent operation
  -SIGNAL               send this signal instead of SIGKILL
  -u,--user             display user IDs
  -v,--verbose          verbose output
  -w,--writeonly        kill only processes with write access
  -V,--version          display version information
  -4,--ipv4             search IPv4 sockets only
  -6,--ipv6             search IPv6 sockets only
  udp/tcp names: [local_port][,[rmt_host][,[rmt_port]]]
Options (18)
OptionDescriptionSource
-a, --allShow all files specified on the command line.help + man
-i, --interactiveAsk the user for confirmation before killing a process.help + man
-I, --inodeFor the name space file let all comparisons be based on the inodes of the specified file(s) and never on the file names even on network based file systems.help + man
-k, --killkill processes accessing the named filehelp + man
-l, --list-signalsList all known signal names.help + man
-m, --mount NAMENAME specifies a file on a mounted file system or a block device that is mounted.help + man
-M, --ismountpointRequest will be fulfilled only if NAME specifies a mountpoint.help + man
-n, --namespace SPACEsearch in this name space (file, udp, or tcp)help + man
-s, --silentSilent operation.help + man
-SIGNALUse the specified signal instead of SIGKILL when killing processes.help + man
-u, --userAppend the user name of the process owner to each PID.help + man
-v, --verboseverbose outputhelp + man
-w, --writeonlyKill only processes which have write access.help + man
-V, --versionDisplay version information.help + man
-4, --ipv4Search only for IPv4 sockets.help + man
-6, --ipv6Search only for IPv6 sockets.help + man
-cSame as -m option, used for POSIX compatibility. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-fSilently ignored, used for POSIX compatibility. (in the manual page but not in --help)man

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