Lock Files (lockfile)
Less than 1 minute
lockfile
)
Lock Files (Create and manage lock files
Description
lockfile
is used to create and manage lock files
Usage
Create a lock file with the name identifier
lockfile lock identifier
Delete a lock file with the name identifier
lockfile unlock identifier
Wait until lock file with the name identifier
has been deleted
lockfile wait identifier
Output the the file name and path of a lock file with the name identifier
lockfile path identifier -> <stdout>
Examples
lockfile lock example
out "lock file created: ${lockfile path example}"
bg {
sleep 10
lockfile unlock example
}
out "waiting for lock file to be deleted (sleep 10 seconds)...."
lockfile wait example
out "lock file gone!"
Synonyms
lockfile
See Also
- Background Process (
bg
): Run processes in the background - Output String (
out
): Print a string to the stdout with a trailing new line character
This document was generated from builtins/core/io/lockfile_doc.yaml.