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Warn or Prevent the Opening Files to Edit with Korn Shell

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jestrada101

jestrada101

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Mar 28, 2003
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How can I prevent a script from modifying a file if it is currently OPENED by another user or script? If it is open, I'd like for it to wait a certain amount of time (seconds).

Thanks for any ideas.
JE
 
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