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Subject: Concurrent writes to the same file
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Other than using a database, what are my options for allowing two processes
to edit the same file at the same time?  When I say same time, I can accept
delays.  I considered lock files, but I cannot conceive of how I avoid race
conditions.

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Other than using a database, what are my options for allow=
ing two processes to edit the same file at the same time? =C2=A0When I say =
same time, I can accept delays. =C2=A0I considered lock files, but I cannot=
 conceive of how I avoid race conditions.</div>

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