Meaning of lockfile | Babel Free

Definitions

A file whose existence, by convention, indicates that a particular resource is in use.

Unix

Examples

“To remedy this, the script went under the knife again to take advantage of UUCP device-locking semantics. pppd and other well-mannered applications which use the modem will write lockfiles to /var/lock/ as long as you don't configure them not to.”

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