Rdb: Ruby-Nachbau der MWC /rdb-Werkzeuge

man/vilock.man

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+.TH vilock "" "" "/rdb Command"
+.PC "Lock a table before editing, unlock afterward"
+\fBvilock \fItableorlist\fR
+.PP
+.II "table^lock while editing"
+.II "vi^lock table"
+.II "lock table while editing"
+.II "record locking"
+The command
+.B vilock
+stops others from editing the same file you are editing.
+It locks the table, invokes the
+.B vi
+with which you can edit the table, then unlocks the table when you
+have finished editing.
+.PP
+To lock
+.IR tableorlist ,
+.B vilock
+changes its name to
+\fBLOCK\fItableorlist\fR;
+this is a temporary file that exists only as long as you are editing.
+.B vilock
+then invokes
+.B vi
+for \fBLOCK\fItableorlist\fR.
+When you finish editing and exit from
+.BR vi ,
+.B vilock
+moves \fBLOCK\fItableorlist\fR back to its original name.
+If anyone else trys to edit
+.I tableorlist
+while you are editing it with
+.BR vilock ,
+he receives a message that the file is locked or missing.
+.SH "See Also"
+.B
+lock,
+unlock,
+ve
+.R
+.br
+COHERENT Lexicon:
+.B
+elvis,
+vi
+.R
+.SO vilock