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Re: flock on Ubuntu 9.10

by trwww (Priest)
on Nov 13, 2009 at 23:35 UTC ( [id://807080]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to SOLVED [flock on Ubuntu 9.10]

I was under impression that flock would prevent this app from running multiple instances.

Apologies for the terseness, but I can't imagine for the life of me how the code you've posted could correspond to your impression in any way. How would locking a file prevent the current process from running?

Have a look at File::Pid::Quick.

regards,

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Re^2: flock on Ubuntu 9.10
by ikegami (Patriarch) on Nov 13, 2009 at 23:57 UTC
    by dieing. That's what happens if he were to use LOCK_EX | LOCK_NB

      Indeed. I should have just kept the commentary to myself. Thanks!

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