PMLOCK(1) General Commands Manual PMLOCK(1)NAMEpmlock - simple file-based mutexSYNOPSIS$PCP_BINADM_DIR/pmlock [ -v ] fileDESCRIPTIONpmlock 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. Performance Co-Pilot PCP PMLOCK(1)