https://github.com/dnmfarrell/rmlockfile

https://github.com/dnmfarrell/rmlockfile

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• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/dnmfarrell/rmlockfile
• Owner: dnmfarrell
• License: other
• Created: 2015-10-22T12:39:07.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2015-10-22T13:38:52.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-16T16:49:35.992Z (over 1 year ago)
• Language: Perl
• Size: 121 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.pod
  • License: LICENSE

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=pod

=encoding utf8

=head1 NAME

rmlockfile - remove an orphaned lockfile when its process has finished

=head1 SYNOPSIS

  rmlockfile [options]

  Options

  -------

  --process,-p    process name to check is running

  --filepath,-f   path of the lockfile to remove if process is not running

  --help,-h       display these options

  Command line examples

  ---------------------

  $ ./rmlockfile --process keepassx --filepath ~/Documents/vault.kdb.lock

  $ ./rmlockfile -p keepassx -f ~/Documents/vault.kdb.lock

  Crontab example

  ---------------

  * * * * * /home/user1/rmlockfile -p keepassx -f /home/user1/Documents/vault.kdb.lock

=head1 DESCRIPTION

C is a lightweight program for tidying up orphaned lockfiles after

their process has finished. My primary use-case for this was C, which

will always leave behind a lockfile if interrupted or terminated.

=head1 REQUIREMENTS

Perl v5.8 or higher, GNU Bash (tested on v4.3.42, Fedora 22)

=head1 AUTHOR

David Farrell E 2015

=head1 LICENSE

FreeBSD, see LICENSE