[lug] Lock files....

[Grissom]

Good question.  I am wondering the same.  I keep finding a lock file in my
$HOME/.netscape directory whenever I open more than one window of
Netscape.  Whats that all about?

~~Brad


On Wed, 19 Apr 2000, John Starkey wrote:

> Could someone explain what a lock file is. I looked for it in RH Unleashed
> and read the man pages (which seem to be somewhat cryptic:}).
> 
> I've seen them several times. One in minicom which is /var/lock. 
> 
> But right now I am having a lot of trouble setting up my fiance's Lexmark
> 1100. When I send the first whatever.txt > /dev/lp0 I hear the print head
> positioning and that's all I get. There is a lock file in
> /var/spool/lpd/lp I'm wondering if (by nature of the word "lock") this is
> hindering further progress.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> John
> 
> 
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