VLC cannot play rm files by default; you need to install at least Real Alternative codec, and it may work in that way. VLC out of the box can play only RM stream files (audio).

Oct 12, 2009 · I'm looking for a program that can open Real Player files (.ram). Real Player stinks, and I don't want to install it on my computer. Unfortunately, I have to open some .ram files for …

Sep 27, 2012 · Then check if directory contains a swap file with the name of the open file and has an extension of .swp. The snippet above follows the same process, but remove all swap files.

Jan 1, 2010 · Removing the file will cause programs watching that file to lose their pointer to it (i.e., it will have a new address in the filesystem). Generally speaking, yes rm will accomplish …

Jun 12, 2015 · $ touch myfile $ chmod 400 myfile $ rm myfile rm: remove write-protected regular empty file `myfile'? So rm will warn you if you try to delete a file you don't have write …

The Windows Media Player attempts to change the format then fails: And Winamp does the same as VLC, actually opens it and pretends to play it but doesn't advance the play bar: How can I …

Jun 25, 2011 · Particularly, I want to know what happens when I rm an open file and don't explicitly kill the process holding the file descriptor to that file. Will the file be removed when …

During its runtime, the tail -f itself keeps the file open, safely preventing it from being purged off disk when the original program ends. Thus, don't stop the tail -f immediately after your original …

Nov 16, 2021 · Remote server shows some files (.csv) in a particular directory but I cannot open those files or delete them. I have tried using Windows File Manager, FileZilla and also …

When I try to delete a file sudo rm -rf filename I get spit back: rm: filename: Resource is busy How can I override this? I know for a fact that the resource is not busy. I just want to delete it!