On Sat, Jul 17, 1999 at 11:51:28AM -0700, Amir Nazary wrote:
> How can I be sure that a file that I am scp'ing from one box to another is a
> completed file (it's still not being written to)  Is there some test that
> can be done to make sure the file is complete before I scp it (so as not to
> get half a file)

It really depends on your environment... i.e. What was writing to the file,
and how? 

If it's a daemon, check to see that the daemon's not running.
If the file is kept open while in use, use lsof to see that nothing has it open.
If it's a daemon and is running, can you rename the file, and kill -HUP the
daemon to have it start a new file?

-- 
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mastery of language, offers real freedom. The price of freedom is always dear,
but there's no substitute. Personally, I'd rather pay for my freedom than live
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