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Also fix the MINIX3 libc flock(3) implementation. Change-Id: Ia80280029968786d7f029940ec02e942057701bd
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100 lines
3.1 KiB
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.\" $NetBSD: flock.1,v 1.9 2013/09/21 15:01:14 khorben Exp $
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.\" Copyright (c) 2012 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
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.\" by Christos Zoulas.
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.Dd November 2, 2012
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.Dt FLOCK 1
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm flock
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.Nd Provide locking API for shell scripts
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Op Fl dnosvx
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.Op Fl w Ar timeout
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.Ar lockfile|lockdir
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.Op Fl c Ar command
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.Op Ar command ...
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.Nm
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.Op Fl dnsuvx
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.Op Fl w Ar timeout
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.Ar lockfd
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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utility provides
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.Xr flock 2
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access to the command line or scripts.
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The first form locks a file or directory while the command provided is executed.
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If the file or directory does not exist, then a file is created.
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.Pp
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The second form can use an arbitrary file descriptor that is provided from a
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shell script for example:
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.Bd -literal
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(
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flock -s 100
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# commands to be executed under the lock
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) 100> /path/to/lockfile
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.Ed
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.Pp
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The following options are available:
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.Bl -tag -width "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
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.It Fl c Ar command
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Pass a command to a the shell.
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.It Fl d , Fl Fl debug
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Provide debugging output.
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.It Fl n , Fl Fl nb , Fl Fl nonblock
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Don't block and fail immediately if the lock could not be obtained.
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.It Fl o , Fl Fl close
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Close the file before executing the command.
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This is useful if the child forks and should not be holding the lock.
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.It Fl s , Fl Fl shared
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Obtain a shared lock.
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.It Fl u , Fl Fl unlock
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Unlock an existing lock.
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This is available only for a file descriptor.
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.It Fl v , Fl Fl verbose
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On error print an explanation of the failure.
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.It Fl w , Fl Fl wait , Fl Fl timeout Ar seconds
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Fail if the lock could not be obtained after
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.Ar seconds .
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.It Fl x , Fl Fl exclusive
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Obtain an exclusive lock.
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.El
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.Sh EXIT STATUS
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.Ex -std
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr shlock 1 ,
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.Xr flock 2
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.Sh HISTORY
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An
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.Nm
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utility appeared in
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.Nx 6.1 .
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