Section 1: dotlock
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DOTLOCK(1) DOTLOCK(1)
NAME
dotlock - manage .lock locking of a file
SYNOPSYS
dotlock --lock, -l filename
dotlock --unlock, -u filename
DESCRIPTION
dotlock can be used to lock or unlock a given filename by
creating or removing a filename.lock file which, if pre-
sent, indicates that filename is locked.
When trying to lock a file, dotlock will wait for an
existing lock to be removed before creating its own lock
and exiting.
OPTIONS
--lock, -l filename
Lock the given filename.
--unlock, -u filename
Unlock the given filename.
DOCUMENTATION
Yves Arrouye
SEE ALSO
mush(1)
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