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Re: where is the lockfile command...






> 
> Walter Tautz <wtautz@math.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
> : it is used in the script
> 
> : http://www.debian.org/mirror/anonftpsync
> 
> : I tried loading lockfile-progs but it doesn't
> : have the program. It does have lockfile-create but
> : this clearly isn't the same program or more precisely the
> 
> : line
> 
> : if lockfile -! -l 43200 -r 0 "$LOCK"; then
> :   echo `hostname` is unable to start rsync, lock file exists
> :   exit 1
> : fi
> 
> : in the above script fails..Anyone know what's up...
> 
> 
> : I am trying to mirror the archive locally.
> 
> : -walter
> 
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On 9 Nov 2000, W. Paul Mills wrote:

> 
> This file seems to be part of the procmail package.
> 


Yes, the lockfile command is part of the procmail package.

Question for the list. How does one find a file that is NOT
installed on the system. I.E can one search files lists of
ALL available packages? apt-cache search seems to semi functional
with respect to this ability.

-walter



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