Subj : massive confusion on file locks
To   : Digital Man
From : candycane
Date : Thu Aug 10 2023 14:36:35

  Re: massive confusion on file locks
  By: Digital Man to candycane on Thu Aug 10 2023 09:30 am

 DM> If you want to lock an *entire* file, use flock(). If you want to lock
 DM> just a *region* of a file, use fcntl().

So, whats the difference between LOCK_EX and SH? and does trying to obtain a lock already held suspend the program?

candycane

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