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John
Asked: 2011-06-03 10:56:14 +0800 CST

Executing multiple commands with setlock

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In a bash script I would like to execute multiple commands while keeping a file locked with setlock. Setlock however only supports the following usage:

setlock [-NnXx] [lock file] [command]

Is there a way to wrap multiple commands together besides using a separated script?

linux bash locking

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  1. Best Answer

    You can use sh as a command, enabling you to use &&, ; or || as usual to chain multiple commands as desired inside single quotes.

    For example to run command1 followed by command2 (if the first exits without errors):

    setlock lockfile sh -c 'command1 && command2'
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