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- From: tesco@bumetb.bu.edu (Dances With Babes)
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- Subject: noclobber
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- Date: 23 Jul 92 21:32:34 GMT
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- Does anyone know if the "set -o noclobber" command is atomic?
- I'm trying to implement a semaphore in ksh, and this would be a good way,
- provided it's atomic (that it, no two people can create the file at the same time).
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- If it's not atomic, anyone know of a good way
- to implement a semaphore using ksh?
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- -tesco
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