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