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LOL

Section: PUPS commands (1)
Updated: 20 Decemeber 2007
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NAME

LOL - test to see if the owner of a (simple link) lock, PSRP communication channel or P3 linkpost file is live

 

SYNOPSIS

lol [-usage | -help] lock identifer file name | PSRP communication channel name | P3 lockpost file name >& <log file>

 

DESCRIPTION

lol(1) tests to see if a process associated with a (simple link) file lock, PSRP communication channel or P3 lockpost file is live. If it is lol(1) returns LIVE otherwise it returns DEAD. If the channel/lock does not exit NOT_FOUND is returned.

 

OPTIONS

-usage | -help display help and copyright information for the tas(1) filter.

lock identifier file name | PSRP communication channel name | P3 lockpost file name is the name of the lock identifier lid file which gives the PID of the process currently owning the lock, or the name of the PUPS lockpost file, or PSRP communication channel associated with a given process.

 

RETURNS

LIVE The lockfile/PSRP channel/PUPS lockpost exists and the process associated with the lock file, PUPS lockpost or PSRP communication channel is live (running on the host running lol(1) ).

DEAD The lockfile/PSRP channel/PUPS lockpost exists and the process associated with the lock file, PUPS lockpost or PSRP communication channel is dead (not running on the host running lol(1) ).

NOT_FOUND The lockfile/PSRP channel/PUPS lockpost exists and the process associated with the lock file, PUPS lockpost or PSRP communication channel specified could not be found on the host running lol(1) ).

 

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

None.

 

BUGS

Only works for lids originated by local processes at present.

 

COPYRIGHT

(C) Tumbling Dice Ltd.

 

PROGRAMMER

M.A. O'Neill.

 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
RETURNS
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
BUGS
COPYRIGHT
PROGRAMMER
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