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Get a list of mutex?

A program creates a mutex as part of its start-up. I don't know the format of this mutex so I wondered if there is a way to get a list of all non-abandoned mutex, open the program, get a new list and see if I can find the mutex by removing all duplicate entries.

Is there a way to get this list?

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If you're on Windows, WinObj can show you named mutexes. Or you can use Process Explorer to find out which objects a specific process has open.

Roger Lipscombe  2010-04-30 10:32:19

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