Re^2: Fork + Flock = Who Gets the Lock?

Thanks! So if they share the lock, then would it be safe to say that if the child process closes the file handle then it will no longer have a lock, but the parent will?

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Re^3: Fork + Flock = Who Gets the Lock? by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jun 03, 2005 at 20:01 UTC
yes, the lock being released only "when all such descriptors have been closed" (in the absense of an explicit unlock) means exactly that.	[reply]
Re^3: Fork + Flock = Who Gets the Lock? by salva (Canon) on Jun 03, 2005 at 20:01 UTC
yes! BTW, I think this behaviour is very OS dependant	[reply]
Re^4: Fork + Flock = Who Gets the Lock? by Anonymous Monk on Aug 30, 2013 at 06:36 UTC
Yes! here too - veeery useful insight there :)	[reply]