Re^2: the manuals fail me

The locking method appeals to me. Could you tell me what LOCK_EX should do, and which version of fcntl you use with it? My manpage does not mention it, and google is not helpful.

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Re^3: the manuals fail me by ikegami (Patriarch) on Apr 04, 2012 at 20:00 UTC
...and Perl only provides one `flock`, so no idea what "version of fcntl" means.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: the manuals fail me by Anonymous Monk on Mar 30, 2012 at 03:49 UTC
LOCK_EX is an exlusive lock. See man flock(2)	[reply]