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Flock

'flock' is a small utility to manage advisory file locks from shell scripts. Advisory file locks let programs tell other programs that a particular file is in use and shouldn't be used until the lock is released.

Last updated 2 Feb, 2004


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1.0.1

1.0.1 stable released 2003-05-02

  • Released: 2 May, 2003
  • Code Maturity: Stable
  • Source Archive: ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/software/utils/script/flock/flock-1.0.1.tar.gz
  • Licenses: GPLv2
  • Interfaces: Command Line

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