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4.2 KiB
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174 lines
4.2 KiB
Groff
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.\" Copyright (C) 1998 John D. Polstra. All rights reserved.
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.\"
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.Dd July 7, 1998
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.Dt LOCKF 1
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm lockf
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.Nd execute a command while holding a file lock
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Op Fl kns
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.Op Fl t Ar seconds
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.Ar file
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.Ar command
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.Op Ar arguments
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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utility acquires an exclusive lock on a
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.Ar file ,
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creating it if necessary,
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.Bf Em
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and removing the file on exit unless explicitly told not to.
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.Ef
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While holding the lock, it executes a
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.Ar command
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with optional
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.Ar arguments .
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After the
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.Ar command
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completes,
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.Nm
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releases the lock, and removes the
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.Ar file
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unless the
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.Fl k
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option is specified.
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.Bx Ns -style
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locking is used, as described in
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.Xr flock 2 ;
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the mere existence of the
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.Ar file
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is not considered to constitute a lock.
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.Pp
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If the
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.Nm
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utility is being used to facilitate concurrency between a number
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of processes, it is recommended that the
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.Fl k
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option be used.
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This will guarantee lock ordering, as well as implement
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a performance enhanced algorithm which minimizes CPU load associated
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with concurrent unlink, drop and re-acquire activity.
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It should be noted
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that if the
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.Fl k
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option is not used, then no guarantees around lock ordering can be made.
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.Pp
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The following options are supported:
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.Bl -tag -width ".Fl t Ar seconds"
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.It Fl k
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Causes the lock file to be kept (not removed) after the command
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completes.
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.It Fl s
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Causes
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.Nm
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to operate silently.
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Failure to acquire the lock is indicated only in the exit status.
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.It Fl n
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Causes
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.Nm
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to fail if the specified lock
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.Ar file
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does not exist. If
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.Fl n
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is not specified,
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.Nm
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will create
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.Ar file
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if necessary.
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.It Fl t Ar seconds
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Specifies a timeout for waiting for the lock.
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By default,
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.Nm
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waits indefinitely to acquire the lock.
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If a timeout is specified with this option,
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.Nm
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will wait at most the given number of
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.Ar seconds
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before giving up.
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A timeout of 0 may be given, in which case
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.Nm
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will fail unless it can acquire the lock immediately.
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When a lock times out,
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.Ar command
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is
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.Em not
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executed.
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.El
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.Pp
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In no event will
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.Nm
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break a lock that is held by another process.
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.Sh EXIT STATUS
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If
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.Nm
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successfully acquires the lock, it returns the exit status produced by
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.Ar command .
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Otherwise, it returns one of the exit codes defined in
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.Xr sysexits 3 ,
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as follows:
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.Bl -tag -width ".Dv EX_CANTCREAT"
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.It Dv EX_TEMPFAIL
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The specified lock file was already locked by another process.
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.It Dv EX_CANTCREAT
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The
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.Nm
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utility
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was unable to create the lock file, e.g., because of insufficient access
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privileges.
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.It Dv EX_UNAVAILABLE
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The
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.Fl n
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option is specified and the specified lock file does not exist.
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.It Dv EX_USAGE
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There was an error on the
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.Nm
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command line.
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.It Dv EX_OSERR
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A system call (e.g.,
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.Xr fork 2 )
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failed unexpectedly.
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.It Dv EX_SOFTWARE
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The
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.Ar command
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did not exit normally,
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but may have been signaled or stopped.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr flock 2 ,
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.Xr lockf 3 ,
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.Xr sysexits 3
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.Sh HISTORY
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A
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.Nm
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utility first appeared in
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.Fx 2.2 .
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.Sh AUTHORS
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.An John Polstra Aq Mt jdp@polstra.com
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