Lock file
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A lock file is used by an application to indicate there is something going on. For example, to prevent an application to be started twice. Not to be confused with a [[File lock]], although a lock file often has a file lock. | A lock file is used by an application to indicate there is something going on. For example, to prevent an application to be started twice. Not to be confused with a [[File lock]], although a lock file often has a file lock. | ||
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Revision as of 21:50, 5 December 2012
Introduction
A lock file is used by an application to indicate there is something going on. For example, to prevent an application to be started twice. Not to be confused with a File lock, although a lock file often has a file lock.
Often a lock file is empty (0 bytes), but it can contain data such as the PID (Process ID).
