Why do I see a "FIN_WAIT1" state in the netstat output?

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Issue

  • Why do I see a FIN_WAIT1 state in the netstat output?
  • What does FIN_WAIT1 on a TCP socket mean?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • TCP network connections

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