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-rw-r--r--src/flocker.py6
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/flocker.py b/src/flocker.py
index 8965ee2..4503354 100644
--- a/src/flocker.py
+++ b/src/flocker.py
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
import fcntl
+def touch(file):
+ file = open(file, 'a')
+ file.flush()
+ return file
+
+
def flock(file, exclusive, nonblocking = False):
locktype = (fcntl.LOCK_EX if exclusive else fcntl.LOCK_SH) | (fcntl.LOCK_NB if nonblocking else 0)
fcntl(file.fileno(), locktype)