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<h1>LOCK</h1>

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<h2>Syntax</h2>

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<dt><strong>Envariable</strong></dt>
<dd><p>N/A
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<dt><strong>Element</strong></dt>
<dd><p>N/A
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<dt><strong>Command-line Option</strong></dt>
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<code>-lock</code><br>
<code>-nolock</code>
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<h2>Description</h2>

<p>When LOCK is On, MHonArc performs attempts to create a lock
before processing an archive.  When off, no lock is performed
(contrast with <a href="force.html">FORCE</a>).
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<td><strong><font color="red">WARNING</font></strong></td>
<td><p>If LOCK is off, MHonArc will process the archive even
if another MHonArc is active for the archive.  This can lead
to archive corruption.
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<p>A reason to turn off LOCK is if MHonArc is being invoked
from another process (like <b>Procmail</b>) that has its own
locking mechanism to insure multiple instances cannot be
accessing the same archive at the same time.
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<h2>Default Setting</h2>

<p>On.
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<h2>Resource Variables</h2>

<p>N/A
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<h2>Examples</h2>

<p>None.
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<h2>Version</h2>

<p>2.3.0
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<h2>See Also</h2>

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<a href="force.html">FORCE</a>,
<a href="lockdelay.html">LOCKDELAY</a>,
<a href="lockmethod.html">LOCKMETHOD</a>,
<a href="locktries.html">LOCKTRIES</a>
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$Date: 2002/07/27 05:13:10 $ <br>
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Copyright &#169; 1998-1999 <a href="http://www.earlhood.com/"
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