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+ | |Last review date=2017/02/07 | ||
|Submitted by=Database conversion | |Submitted by=Database conversion | ||
|Submitted date=2011-04-01 | |Submitted date=2011-04-01 | ||
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+ | |License verified date=2017/02/07 | ||
+ | |License note=https://git.kernel.org/cgit/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git/tree/sys-utils/flock.c | ||
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Revision as of 03:59, 7 February 2017
Flock
http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/
Manage locks from shell scripts
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.
The flock program is part of the util-linux package.
Licensing
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Leaders and contributors
Contact(s) | Role |
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H. Peter Anvin | Maintainer |
Resources and communication
Audience | Resource type | URI |
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Python (Ref) | https://pypi.org/project/flock | |
Ruby (Ref) | https://rubygems.org/gems/flock | |
R (Ref) | https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/flock | |
Gentoo | Homepage | https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/sys-apps/flock |
General | Download | http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/ |
History | Developer | http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/software/utils/script/flock/ |
Bug Tracking,Developer,Support | mailto:hpa@zytor.com | |
FreeBSD | Homepage | https://www.freshports.org/sysutils/flock/ |
Developer | VCS Repository Webview | https://git.kernel.org/cgit/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git/tree/sys-utils |
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