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Here's a scenario I have a configuration file, say config.txt. which actually gets updated by one of my programs, say update_config.pl. Now, a user can open the file and see the content of the file, config.txt while somebody else is using the update_config.pl program. Now, if the user who had kept the config.txt file opened saves while closing te file, the change made by the update_config.pl is lost. I want to avoind this situation. I hope i've painted the picture of my lake to your liking :)
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