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PMLOCK(1)						      General Commands Manual							 PMLOCK(1)

NAME
       pmlock - simple file-based mutex

SYNOPSIS
       $PCP_BINADM_DIR/pmlock [ -v ] file

DESCRIPTION
       pmlock attempts to acquire an exclusive lock by creating file with a mode of 0.

       The exit status is 0 for success, 1 for failure.

       To release the lock, unlink file.

       In the event of a failure, the -v option produces an explanatory message on stdout.

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