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Old 06-17-2008, 06:43 AM   #1
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How to restrict simultaneous multiple access to a common file


Hello,
I need to run 10 fuctions in the background simultaneously. Each function will need to write its output several times to a common output file. How can i restrict the access so that only one functions may access and write to the file at a time (i.e. all the functions do not write to the common output file simultaneously). Also i need to run another function when all the previous 10 functions completes their jobs. How do i know whether the previous functions have completed their jobs? Please help. Thanks.
 
Old 06-17-2008, 07:25 AM   #2
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Have a look at "flock" (File lock). There are man pages for it on Linux.
 
Old 06-17-2008, 12:13 PM   #3
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confused with flock... is there any easy solution?
 
  


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