Re: looking for the 'lockfile' program
On 10/02/2012 08:29 PM, Britton Kerin wrote: I'm trying to determine if the 'lockfile' program is still available or has been obsoleted for some reason. I'm not looking for lockfile_create or friends, nor flock, but the program described here: http://linux.about.com/library/cmd/blcmdl1_lockfile.htm Thanks, Britton Squeeze & testing have a lockfile-progs ie apt-cache search lockfile\* Description-en: Programs for locking and unlocking files and mailboxes This package includes several programs to safely lock and unlock files and mailboxes from the command line. These include: . lockfile-create lockfile-remove lockfile-touchlock mail-lock mail-unlock mail-touchlock . These programs use liblockfile to perform the file locking and unlocking, so they are guaranteed compatible with Debian's file locking policies. HTH -- Wayne -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/506b9335.5030...@gmail.com
Re: looking for the 'lockfile' program
On Tue, Oct 02, 2012 at 04:31:39PM -0800, Britton Kerin wrote: > Ok, its part of procmail apparently. > > On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 4:29 PM, Britton Kerin wrote: > > I'm trying to determine if the 'lockfile' program is still available > > or has been obsoleted for some reason. > > > > I'm not looking for lockfile_create or friends, nor flock, but the > > program described here: > > > > http://linux.about.com/library/cmd/blcmdl1_lockfile.htm For the future, you can easily check things like this by visiting http://packages.debian.org/file: For instance, http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=contents&keywords=lockfile Kumar -- We should start referring to processes which run in the background by their correct technical name... paenguins. -- Kevin M. Bealer, commenting on the penguin Linux logo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121003004437.ga17...@bluemoon.alumni.iitm.ac.in
Re: looking for the 'lockfile' program
Ok, its part of procmail apparently. On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 4:29 PM, Britton Kerin wrote: > I'm trying to determine if the 'lockfile' program is still available > or has been obsoleted for some reason. > > I'm not looking for lockfile_create or friends, nor flock, but the > program described here: > > http://linux.about.com/library/cmd/blcmdl1_lockfile.htm > > Thanks, > Britton -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAC4O8c8koA1Zj_r75MWw7i9YhB=8ucugomromght1qe+43m...@mail.gmail.com
looking for the 'lockfile' program
I'm trying to determine if the 'lockfile' program is still available or has been obsoleted for some reason. I'm not looking for lockfile_create or friends, nor flock, but the program described here: http://linux.about.com/library/cmd/blcmdl1_lockfile.htm Thanks, Britton -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAC4O8c-gw_2A+uEq0U=x8doadqs7hmpbkata93jhr7qkskj...@mail.gmail.com
