#!/bin/bash
## Copyright (C) 2009 Przemyslaw Pawelczyk <przemoc@gmail.com>
## License: GNU General Public License v2, v3
#
# Lockable script boilerplate
### HEADER ###
LOCKFILE="/var/lock/`basename $0`"
LOCKFD=99
# PRIVATE
_lock() { flock -$1 $LOCKFD; }
_no_more_locking() { _lock u; _lock xn && rm -f $LOCKFILE; }
_prepare_locking() { eval "exec $LOCKFD>\"$LOCKFILE\""; trap _no_more_locking EXIT; }
# ON START
_prepare_locking
# PUBLIC
exlock_now() { _lock xn; } # obtain an exclusive lock immediately or fail
exlock() { _lock x; } # obtain an exclusive lock
shlock() { _lock s; } # obtain a shared lock
unlock() { _lock u; } # drop a lock
### BEGIN OF SCRIPT ###
# Simplest example is avoiding running multiple instances of script.
exlock_now || exit 1
# Remember! Lock file is removed when one of the scripts exits and it is
# the only script holding the lock or lock is not acquired at all.