Exploring Linux File Locking Mechanisms in Ruby | λ Lambda Papers

An exploration of File Locking mechanisms and their pitfalls on Linux in Ruby.On a recent automation spree I produced a couple of hundred lines of ruby that needed persistence. The built-in PStore is a natural choice for a project that size. I’ve got two tasks that make destructive writes to the same db.pstore, and both could potentially be scheduled together. Here’s what the documentation has to say about that:.