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title: "Viewing and Closing Open File Handles"
slug: "viewing-and-closing-open-file-handles"
tags: ["5.3"]
updated: 2026-10-27T17:24:08Z
published: 2026-10-27T17:24:08Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/viewing-and-closing-open-file-handles"
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# Viewing and Closing Open File Handles

You can list open file handles per file path using the [cluster list-open-protocol-handles](/docs-5-3/docs/clone-cluster-list-open-protocol-handles) command.

You can close an individual open file handle using the [cluster close-protocol-handle](/docs-5-3/docs/clone-cluster-close-protocol-handle) command.