Do 'lsof', 'ls' and 'du' each report an open file's size as it increments?

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Issue

Do lsof, ls and du each report an open file's size as it increases, whilst the file handle remains open and in use by a process?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
  • lsof
  • coreutils

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