Clark J. Wang schrieb: > In C code I can use lockf(), flock(), semaphore and mutex for locking / > unlocking. Can bash provide some similar mechanisms? >
For simple things, which don't need to be 1000% rocksolid, you can use atomic operations like mkdir or noclobbered redirection for mutex purposes. Accessing the file locking mechanisms of the kernel isn't possible so far, but Bash has a plugin framework. Jan
