Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:15:45 -0500 From: "N.J. Thomas" <njt@ayvali.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: lockfile -- posix compliant? Message-ID: <20080117191545.GC9286@ayvali.org> In-Reply-To: <20080117012511.GA74669@owl.midgard.homeip.net> References: <20080117010329.GD6007@ayvali.org> <20080117012511.GA74669@owl.midgard.homeip.net>
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* Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> [2008-01-17 02:25:11+0100]: > On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 08:03:29PM -0500, N.J. Thomas wrote: > > Can someone tell me if lockfile(1) is a POSIX-defined utility? > > Considering that lockfile(1) is usually installed as part of procmail Ah, gotcha. Coincidently, the RHEL 5, OpenBSD 4.1, and FreeBSD 6.2 boxes that I tested it on all happened to have procmail installed and I assumed that lockfile(1) was a POSIX util. Thanks for the heads up. Thomas -- N.J. Thomas njt@ayvali.org Etiamsi occiderit me, in ipso sperabo
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