sbase/flock.1

.Dd 2015-10-08
.Dt FLOCK 1
.Os sbase
.Sh NAME
.Nm flock
.Nd tool to manage locks on files
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl nosux
.Ar file
.Ar cmd Op arg ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is used to manage advisory locks on open files.  It is commonly used to prevent
long running cron jobs from running in parallel.  If
.Ar file
does not exist, it will be created.
.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl n
Set non-blocking mode on the lock.  Fail immediately if the lock
cannot be acquired.
.It Fl o
Close the file descriptor before exec to avoid having the exec'ed
program holding on to the lock.
.It Fl s
Acquire a shared lock.
.It Fl u
Release the lock.
.It Fl x
Acquire an exclusive lock.  This is the default.
.El
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Initial implementation of flock(1) Very useful to prevent overlapping cron jobs amongst other things. 2015-10-07 09:16:18 +00:00			`.Dt FLOCK 1`
			`.Os sbase`
			`.Sh NAME`
			`.Nm flock`
			`.Nd tool to manage locks on files`
			`.Sh SYNOPSIS`
			`.Nm`
Implement -o for flock(1) to close fd before exec 2015-10-08 15:43:09 +00:00			`.Op Fl nosux`
Initial implementation of flock(1) Very useful to prevent overlapping cron jobs amongst other things. 2015-10-07 09:16:18 +00:00			`.Ar file`
			`.Ar cmd Op arg ...`
			`.Sh DESCRIPTION`
			`.Nm`
			`is used to manage advisory locks on open files. It is commonly used to prevent`
			`long running cron jobs from running in parallel. If`
			`.Ar file`
			`does not exist, it will be created.`
			`.Sh OPTIONS`
			`.Bl -tag -width Ds`
			`.It Fl n`
			`Set non-blocking mode on the lock. Fail immediately if the lock`
			`cannot be acquired.`
Implement -o for flock(1) to close fd before exec 2015-10-08 15:43:09 +00:00			`.It Fl o`
			`Close the file descriptor before exec to avoid having the exec'ed`
			`program holding on to the lock.`
Initial implementation of flock(1) Very useful to prevent overlapping cron jobs amongst other things. 2015-10-07 09:16:18 +00:00			`.It Fl s`
			`Acquire a shared lock.`
			`.It Fl u`
			`Release the lock.`
			`.It Fl x`
			`Acquire an exclusive lock. This is the default.`
			`.El`