File::BasicFlock - file locking with flock


NAME

 File::BasicFlock - file locking with flock


SYNOPSIS

 use File::BasicFlock;
 lock($filename);
 lock($filename, 'shared');
 lock($filename, undef, 'nonblocking');
 lock($filename, 'shared', 'nonblocking');
 unlock($filename);


DESCRIPTION

Lock files using the flock() call. The file to be locked must already exist. This is a very thing interface.


AUTHOR

David Muir Sharnoff, <muir@idiom.com>