sub sleep_lock {
    my $FH = *{$_[0]};
    my $lock_type = $_[1];
    my $time = $_[2] ||5;
    for ( 1..$time ) {
        last if flock $FH, $lock_type;
        unless ( $_ < $time ) { die "Can't lock file: $!" };
        sleep 1;
    }
}

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This code is my attempt to create a more robust locking mechanism. Is there anyway I can get the filename from the filehandle? I could pass it in as a parameter, but I'd rather pass as few parameters as possible.

Are there any other problems anyone sees?

In reply to Filename from filehandle? by Anonymous Monk

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