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From: ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: File locking in MINIX and UNIX
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Date: 17 Feb 91 13:51:46 GMT
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In article <1991Feb16.013731.18087@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> wayne@csri.toronto.edu (Wayne Hayes) writes:
>Well, some Unixes support *voluntary* file locking, that is, the OS will
>tell you if a file is locked only if you ask, but it's not enforced.

V1.6.11 already has the full P1003.1 file locking implemented.

Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl)