Linux flock Command

What is Linux flock Command?#

In this tutorial we learn how to use flock command in Linux. flock command is flock - manage locks from shell scripts.

flock Syntax#

flock [options] file|directory command [arguments]
flock [options] file|directory -c command
flock [options] number

flock Examples#

flock Command Manual / Help#

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of flock command. flock command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for flock command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man flock

To open info page for flock command we can use command below.

info flock

To open help page from flock command we can run command below.

flock --help

Linux flock Command Source Code#

You can find flock command source code from the folowing repositories:

• flock source code on GitHub
• util-linux releases on kernel.org

Related Linux Commands#

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary#

In this tutorial we learn how to use flock in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.