3 #########################################################################
4 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify #
5 # it under the terms of the version 3 of the GNU General Public License #
6 # as published by the Free Software Foundation. #
8 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but #
9 # WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of #
10 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU #
11 # General Public License for more details. #
13 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License #
14 # along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. #
16 # Written by and Copyright (C) Francois Fleuret #
17 # Contact <francois.fleuret@idiap.ch> for comments & bug reports #
18 #########################################################################
20 # This command allows to call another command with a lockfile to avoid
21 # concurrent executions for the same user.
26 echo "withlock.sh <command> [command args]"
30 LOCKFILE=/tmp/lock$(which $1 | sed -e "s:/:-:g").${USER}
32 (set -C && : > ${LOCKFILE}) 2> /dev/null
34 if [ $? != "0" ]; then
35 echo "Lockfile ${LOCKFILE} exists." >&2
39 trap 'rm ${LOCKFILE}' EXIT