Is it possible to see if a file is locked or not?

[NeilFawcett]

Can you see if someone has a file locked (via FLOCK)?

I don't necessarily want to read the data from a file, just see if it is locked or not by someone.

 

[PaulTEG]

Depending on the type of lock (exclusive) you won't be able to get a lock on the file

HTH
--Paul

 

[NeilFawcett]

I don't want to get a lock of the file(s). I want to see if they are locked.

 

[MikeLacey]

if you're using UNIX, try the fuser command.

Mike

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