#!/usr/bin/perl -w use Fcntl qw(LOCK_EX); # instrument LOCK_EX my $lock_ex_coderef = \&Fcntl::LOCK_EX; *Fcntl::LOCK_EX = sub { print "LOCK_EX called\n"; return &$lock_ex_coderef; }; # call LOCK_EX $_ = LOCK_EX;