Linux file deleted recovery

Question

Is there a way to create a file in Linux that link to a specific iNode? Take this scenario: There is a file that is in course of writing (a log maybe) and the specific file is d

Answer 1

You can use lsof to recover deleted files (sometimes)...

> lsof | grep testing.txt
less    4607    juliet  4r  REG 254,4   21  
       8880214 /home/juliet/testing.txt (deleted)

Be sure to read the original article for full details before attempting this, unless you're a Maveric like me.

> ls -l /proc/4607/fd/4
lr-x------ 1 juliet juliet 64 Apr  7 03:19 
         /proc/4607/fd/4 -> /home/juliet/testing.txt (deleted)
> cp /proc/4607/fd/4 testing.txt.bk

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Enjoy