lsof(8)

lsof
  -a ......... AND slection filters instead ORing (OR: default)
  -p <pid> ... filter by <pid>
  +fg ........ show file flags for file descripros
  -n ......... don't convert network addr to hostnames
  -P ......... don't convert network port to service names
  -i <@h[:p]>. show connections to h (hostname|ip addr) with optional port p

file flags:
  R/W/RW ..... read/write/read-write
  CR ......... create
  AP ......... append
  TR ......... truncate

Examples

File flags

Show open files with file flags for process:

lsof +fg -p <pid>

Open TCP connections

Show open tcp connections for $USER:

lsof -a -u $USER -i tcp

Note: -a ands the results. If -a is not given all open files matching $USER and all tcp connections are listed (ored).

Open connection to specific host

Show open connections to localhost for $USER:

lsof -a -u $USER -i @localhost