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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Lock a file. AND Wait if file is locked Post 53345 by jim mcnamara on Tuesday 13th of July 2004 10:11:35 AM
Old 07-13-2004
Are you doing this in a script or a language, - C, etc. ?
 

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lock_done

lock_done(9r)															     lock_done(9r)

NAME

       lock_done - General: Releases a complex lock

SYNOPSIS

       #include <kern/lock.h>

       void lock_done(
	       lock_t lock_structptr );

ARGUMENTS

       Specifies  a  pointer  to the complex lock structure, lock. The lock structure is an opaque data structure; that is, its associated members
       are referenced and manipulated by the operating system and not by the user of the complex lock mechanism.

DESCRIPTION

       The lock_done routine releases a lock that was previously asserted by one of the following complex lock routines: lock_read, lock_try_read,
       lock_try_write, and lock_write.

NOTES

       You must hold the lock on the resource before calling lock_done.

RETURN VALUES

       None

FILES

SEE ALSO

       Routines: lock_init(9r), lock_read(9r), lock_terminate(9r), lock_try_read(9r), lock_try_write(9r), lock_write(9r)

       Data Structures: lock(9s)

																     lock_done(9r)
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