[perl #23813] misleading example in perldoc -f flock

On Mon Sep 22 10:01:30 2003, merlyn@stonehenge.com wrote:
> >>>>> "Nick@Cleaton" == Nick@Cleaton Net <perlbug-followup@perl.org>
> writes:
> 

The example found in Perl 5.16.0 under 'perldoc -f flock' (excerpt
attached) has been revised since the OP filed this ticket nine years ago.

Could Nick@Cleaton and the other commenters review this and see where we
stand?

Thank you very much.
Jim Keenan



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https://rt.perl.org:443/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=23813

• Re: [perl #23813] misleading example in perldoc -f flock by Nick Cleaton
• [perl #23813] misleading example in perldoc -f flock by perlbug-followup
• Re: [perl #23813] misleading example in perldoc -f flock by Gisle Aas
• Re: [perl #23813] misleading example in perldoc -f flock by Mark Jason Dominus
• Re: [perl #23813] misleading example in perldoc -f flock by Gisle Aas
• Re: [perl #23813] misleading example in perldoc -f flock by Mark Jason Dominus
• Re: [perl #23813] misleading example in perldoc -f flock by Mark Jason Dominus
• Re: [perl #23813] misleading example in perldoc -f flock by Rick Delaney
• Re: [perl #23813] misleading example in perldoc -f flock by Mark Jason Dominus
• Re: [perl #23813] misleading example in perldoc -f flock by merlyn
• [perl #23813] misleading example in perldoc -f flock by James E Keenan via RT
• Re: [perl #23813] misleading example in perldoc -f flock by Tom Christiansen