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+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+ int type = F_UNLCK; /* lock type: default to unlock (invalid) */
+ off_t start = 0; /* start of the locked region: default to 0 */
+ off_t len = 0; /* length of the locked region: default to 0 */
+ int fd, res, i; /* internal variables */
+ int bsd = 0; /* semantic type: default to POSIX */
+ int cmd = F_SETLK; /* lock command: default to non-blocking */
+ struct flock lock; /* file lock structure */
+ ...
+ if ((argc - optind) != 1) { /* There must be remaing parameters */
+ printf("Wrong number of arguments %d\n", argc - optind);
+ usage();
+ }
+ if (type == F_UNLCK) { /* There must be a -w or -r option set */
+ printf("You should set a read or a write lock\n");
+ usage();
+ }
+ fd = open(argv[optind], O_RDWR); /* open the file to be locked */
+ if (fd < 0) { /* on error exit */
+ perror("Wrong filename");
+ exit(1);
+ }
+ /* do lock */
+ if (bsd) { /* if BSD locking */
+ /* rewrite cmd for suitables flock operation values */
+ if (cmd == F_SETLKW) { /* if no-blocking */
+ cmd = LOCK_NB; /* set the value for flock operation */
+ } else { /* else */
+ cmd = 0; /* default is null */
+ }
+ if (type == F_RDLCK) cmd |= LOCK_SH; /* set for shared lock */
+ if (type == F_WRLCK) cmd |= LOCK_EX; /* set for exclusive lock */
+ res = flock(fd, cmd); /* esecute lock */
+ } else { /* if POSIX locking */
+ /* setting flock structure */
+ lock.l_type = type; /* set type: read or write */
+ lock.l_whence = SEEK_SET; /* start from the beginning of the file */
+ lock.l_start = start; /* set the start of the locked region */
+ lock.l_len = len; /* set the length of the locked region */
+ res = fcntl(fd, cmd, &lock); /* do lock */
+ }
+ /* check lock results */
+ if (res) { /* on error exit */
+ perror("Failed lock");
+ exit(1);
+ } else { /* else write message */
+ printf("Lock acquired\n");
+ }
+ pause(); /* stop the process, use a signal to exit */
+ return 0;
+}