Re: file lockin

On 19:35 28 Apr 2003, Keith Mastin <[email protected]> wrote:
| > Is there in RH linux a method wherein several users
| > would be trying to edit the same file, but only the
| > first user gets to do so,
| > such that the rest cannot accidentally modify/delete
| > it. i.e. some file
| > locking arrangement. Is there a standard text editor
| > which does it. The
| > alternative may be a CVS type system, is it so?
| > and what is CVS?
| 
| Look up "setting the sticky bit", this might do what you want.

It doesn't. The best the stioky bit does, on directories, is prevent
deletion/rename by others. Rewrite remains, assuming they have permission.
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