Wiki documentation for flock
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Description
I was happy to find this page: https://github.com/javan/whenever/wiki/Exclusive-cron-task-lock-with-flock
I made some changes to bring the command more in line with the built-in commands.
Also, I wrote this blog post to explore ways to achieve fair locking in a simple way (spoiler: I didn't find anything). http://code.jjb.cc/linux-flock-does-not-provide-fair-locking
Let me know what you think!
/cc @skojin
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the Exclusive-cron-task-lock-with-flock wiki page and review the linked wiki comparison. Check how the proposed command changes align with Whenever's built-in commands and use the linked fair-locking article for context. Done means the wiki documentation has an agreed, consistent command example.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100