Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 16:34:41 -0500 From: Matthew Hagerty <wpub1@net-link.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: open(), fopen(), and flock() Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.19980310163441.031536ec@smtp.net-link.net>
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Greetings, Could someone tell me if you can use flock() to lock a file opened with fopen()? I have read some texts that say UN*X open() is not ANSI-C and to use fopen() is possible. Unfortunately every text I look in avoids concurrence like the plague and I cannot dig up much info on flock() (other than the man page). If flock() cannot be used with fopen(), then what do you use to lock a file opened with fopen()? Is there some reason to use fopen() over open() or vice/versa? Is there even any locking mechanisms in ANSI-C? Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Matthew To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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