centos man page for sys_flock

Query: sys_flock

OS: centos

Section: 9

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SYS_FLOCK(9)							   The Linux VFS						      SYS_FLOCK(9)

NAME
sys_flock - flock system call.
SYNOPSIS
long sys_flock(unsigned int fd, unsigned int cmd);
ARGUMENTS
fd the file descriptor to lock. cmd the type of lock to apply.
DESCRIPTION
Apply a FL_FLOCK style lock to an open file descriptor. The cmd can be one of LOCK_SH -- a shared lock. LOCK_EX -- an exclusive lock. LOCK_UN -- remove an existing lock. LOCK_MAND -- a `mandatory' flock. This exists to emulate Windows Share Modes. LOCK_MAND can be combined with LOCK_READ or LOCK_WRITE to allow other processes read and write access respectively.
COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10 June 2014 SYS_FLOCK(9)
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