Re: Re: skinning a cat
| From: | Per Jessen | Date: | Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:37:00 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Re: skinning a cat | ||
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Jochem Maas wrote:
>> lockfile=/var/lock/<xxxx>/file
>> # clear out a lock older than 60mins
>> find $lockfile -cmin +60 | xargs rm
>> test ! -f $lockfile && (
>> touch $lockfile
>> <run some php>
>> rm -f $lockfile
>> )
>
> wouldn't creating a dir be better here? (with regard to atomicity)
>
I haven't thought it through, but I don't think it would change
anything.
/Per Jessen, Zürich