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File locking

File locking is a mechanism that restricts access to a computer file, or to a region of a file, by allowing only one user or process to modify or delete it at a specific time, and preventing reading of the file while it's being modified or deleted.

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In Unix-like systems

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Lock files

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Lock files

Version control systems

Programming

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File locking

Nodes64
Edges63
Triples25
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.03125
Components1

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File locking

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related to External links · 7
File locking → December, Everything, File-private POSIX, Linux, LWN, POSIX, Unix
related to Lock files · 5
File locking → For, Shell, To, Various, When
related to In mainframes · 2
File locking → IBM, OS/360
related to Programming · 2
File locking → NET, Rust
related to Version control systems · 2
File locking → In, This
is a · 1
File locking → mechanism that restricts access to a computer file

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file lock locking process locks files access using systems exclusive may shared processes also windows used operating record system locked

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
File lockingis amechanism that restricts access to a computer file0.90text
FreeBSDinstance ofand BSD-derived operating systems0.80text
OpenBSDinstance ofand BSD-derived operating systems0.80text
NetBSDinstance ofand BSD-derived operating systems0.80text
and Apple's macOS do not support itinstance ofand BSD-derived operating systems0.80text
C or Cinstance ofThose APIs are available from languages0.80text
delete or renameinstance ofalong with a list of file options0.80text
File lockingrelated to External linksEverything0.60section
File lockingrelated to External linksUnix0.60section
File lockingrelated to External linksDecember0.60section
File lockingrelated to External linksFile-private POSIX0.60section
File lockingrelated to External linksLWN0.60section

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