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.Dd October 7, 2015
.Dt FLOCK 1
.Os sbase
.Sh NAME
.Nm flock
.Nd tool to manage locks on files
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl nsux
.Ar file
.Ar cmd Op arg ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is used to manage advisory locks on open files. It is commonly used to prevent
long running cron jobs from running in parallel. If
.Ar file
does not exist, it will be created.
.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl n
Set non-blocking mode on the lock. Fail immediately if the lock
cannot be acquired.
.It Fl s
Acquire a shared lock.
.It Fl u
Release the lock.
.It Fl x
Acquire an exclusive lock. This is the default.
.El