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I remember getting the "text file busy" message on various Unix systems in the 1990's https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16764946/what-generates-the-text-file

• mort96 4y ago
  That's about modifying files though, not deleting files. If you delete an executable that's currently running and create a new one with the same path, that's fine. If you try to modify an executable that's currently running, the kernel won't let you.
• yencabulator 4y ago
  Not normally on delete. (Most common exception: you're trying to delete an active mountpoint.) Where most people see that is attempting to mutate a currently running executable. That's forbidden, as it would lead to executing essentially random code. You can replace what file the filename points to, with rename.