A web service on a production server fails to start, and its logs report that TCP port 8443 is already in use. You need to confirm which running process owns that socket and see any other files the same process currently has open, without attaching a debugger or stopping the service. Which single command provides this information in one step?
The lsof utility lists every open file descriptor for selected processes. Because Linux treats network sockets as files, lsof clearly shows the PID, executable path, and the type of each open descriptor-including TCP port 8443-so the administrator can identify the conflicting process and any additional files it is using. strace traces system calls, but does not directly show the current set of open descriptors unless the calls occur while tracing. pidstat reports per-process CPU, memory, I/O, and context-switch statistics, and mpstat reports aggregate CPU statistics; neither displays open files or network sockets.
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