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diff --git a/notes/lockfiles.mdwn b/notes/lockfiles.mdwn index 7db4ad8..39eecda 100644 --- a/notes/lockfiles.mdwn +++ b/notes/lockfiles.mdwn @@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ ## Random example shell scripts out on the web All locks need a read/compare/delete/write transaction that is not practical -with the shell alone. Imagine a `sleep` statement in front of the -`rm stalelock` operation and what that would do to other processes. +with the shell alone. Imagine a `sleep` statement in front of or inbetween the +`mv lock stalelock` `unlink stalelock` `write lock` operations and what that +would do to other processes. Process name comparison won't work very well as scripts aren't always executed under their own name or even as their own process. For example, |