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  1. Find out which processes are currently occupying the specified file or directory.<\/li>\n
  2. Forcefully terminate the processes that are occupying the specified files or directories.<\/li>\n
  3. Check the process usage of specified files or directories, including the process ID and process name.<\/li>\n
  4. View the process occupancy status of a specified file or directory, including the process ID and process name, and display the access permissions of the occupied file.<\/li>\n
  5. View the process usage of a specified file or directory, including the process ID and process name, and display the access mode of the occupied file.<\/li>\n
  6. fuser can also search for volume names of mounted file systems.<\/li>\n
  7. “fuser can also search to see if related device files are being used.”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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