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3 | <head> | |
4 | <title>MHonArc Resources: FORCE</title> | |
5 | </head> | |
6 | <body> | |
7 | <!--x-rc-nav--> | |
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11 | <hr> | |
12 | <h1>FORCE</h1> | |
13 | ||
14 | <!-- *************************************************************** --> | |
15 | <hr> | |
16 | <h2>Syntax</h2> | |
17 | ||
18 | <dl> | |
19 | ||
20 | <dt><strong>Envariable</strong></dt> | |
21 | <dd><p>N/A | |
22 | </p> | |
23 | </dd> | |
24 | ||
25 | <dt><strong>Element</strong></dt> | |
26 | <dd><p>N/A | |
27 | </p> | |
28 | </dd> | |
29 | ||
30 | <dt><strong>Command-line Option</strong></dt> | |
31 | <dd><p> | |
32 | <code>-force</code> | |
33 | </p> | |
34 | </dd> | |
35 | ||
36 | </dl> | |
37 | ||
38 | <!-- *************************************************************** --> | |
39 | <hr> | |
40 | <h2>Description</h2> | |
41 | ||
42 | <p>FORCE causes MHonArc to override the lock on | |
43 | the archive and perform the operations requested. | |
44 | </p> | |
45 | ||
46 | <p>When MHonArc processes an archive, it locks the | |
47 | archive so other MHonArc processes do not try | |
48 | to modify the archive at the same time. However, if | |
49 | MHonArc abnormally terminates, the lock may not | |
50 | be released, causing all future MHonArc processes | |
51 | to fail in performing any archive operations. If | |
52 | you get a message from MHonArc that it cannot | |
53 | lock an archive, and you know the archive is not in use | |
54 | by another MHonArc process, use the FORCE resource. | |
55 | </p> | |
56 | ||
57 | <table border=0 cellpadding=4> | |
58 | <tr valign=top> | |
59 | <td><strong>NOTE</strong></td> | |
60 | <td><p>The alternative approach is to manually remove the | |
61 | lockfile (see <a href="lockfile.html">LOCKFILE</a>). | |
62 | </p> | |
63 | </td> | |
64 | </tr> | |
65 | </table> | |
66 | ||
67 | <p>The FORCE option should be used with care to avoid | |
68 | archive corruption. FORCE is active only for the current | |
69 | MHonArc process. | |
70 | </p> | |
71 | ||
72 | <table border=0 cellpadding=4> | |
73 | <tr valign=top> | |
74 | <td><strong><font color="red">WARNING</font></strong></td> | |
75 | <td><p>Having two, or more, MHonArc processes | |
76 | processing the same archive with FORCE enabled can lead to | |
77 | archive corruption. | |
78 | </p> | |
79 | </td> | |
80 | </tr> | |
81 | </table> | |
82 | ||
83 | <p>MHonArc will still try to perform a normal lock before forcing the issue. | |
84 | </p> | |
85 | ||
86 | <!-- *************************************************************** --> | |
87 | <hr> | |
88 | <h2>Default Setting</h2> | |
89 | ||
90 | <p>N/A | |
91 | </p> | |
92 | ||
93 | <!-- *************************************************************** --> | |
94 | <hr> | |
95 | <h2>Resource Variables</h2> | |
96 | ||
97 | <p>N/A | |
98 | </p> | |
99 | ||
100 | <!-- *************************************************************** --> | |
101 | <hr> | |
102 | <h2>Examples</h2> | |
103 | ||
104 | <p>None. | |
105 | </p> | |
106 | ||
107 | <!-- *************************************************************** --> | |
108 | <hr> | |
109 | <h2>Version</h2> | |
110 | ||
111 | <p>1.2.2 | |
112 | </p> | |
113 | ||
114 | <!-- *************************************************************** --> | |
115 | <hr> | |
116 | <h2>See Also</h2> | |
117 | ||
118 | <p> | |
119 | <a href="lockdelay.html">LOCKDELAY</a>, | |
120 | <a href="lockfile.html">LOCKFILE</a>, | |
121 | <a href="locktries.html">LOCKTRIES</a> | |
122 | </p> | |
123 | ||
124 | <!-- *************************************************************** --> | |
125 | <hr> | |
126 | <!--x-rc-nav--> | |
127 | <table border=0><tr valign="top"> | |
128 | <td align="left" width="50%">[Prev: <a href="foluplitxt.html">FOLUPLITXT</a>]</td><td><nobr>[<a href="../resources.html#force">Resources</a>][<a href="../mhonarc.html">TOC</a>]</nobr></td><td align="right" width="50%">[Next: <a href="fromfields.html">FROMFIELDS</a>]</td></tr></table> | |
129 | <!--/x-rc-nav--> | |
130 | <hr> | |
131 | <address> | |
132 | $Date: 2002/07/27 05:13:10 $ <br> | |
133 | <img align="top" src="../monicon.png" alt=""> | |
134 | <a href="http://www.mhonarc.org/" | |
135 | ><strong>MHonArc</strong></a><br> | |
136 | Copyright © 1997-1998, <a href="http://www.earlhood.com/" | |
137 | >Earl Hood</a>, <a href="mailto:mhonarc@mhonarc.org" | |
138 | >mhonarc@mhonarc.org</a><br> | |
139 | </address> | |
140 | ||
141 | </body> | |
142 | </html> |