diff --git a/pages/common/lsof.md b/pages/common/lsof.md index 22df47bb6..44e6d38f4 100644 --- a/pages/common/lsof.md +++ b/pages/common/lsof.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ # lsof > Lists open files and the corresponding processes -> Note: In most case, you need root privilege (or sudo) because you want to list files opened by other than you. +> Note: In most cases, you need root privilege (or use sudo) because you want to list files opened by others - find the processes that have a given file open @@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ `lsof -t {{/path/to/file}}` -- list files opened by user +- list files opened by the given user `lsof -u {{username}}` -- list files opened by command (or process) name (e.x nginx) +- list files opened by the given command or process (e.x nginx) `lsof -c {{process_or_command_name}}`