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fostam/filelock
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Simple file based locking with lock timeout and exceptions

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fostam/filelock
===============

[](#fostamfilelock)

Simple file based locking.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- file based locking with flock()
- works on Unix-like systems as well as Windows
- supports timeout for acquiring lock
- no third-party dependencies

Install
-------

[](#install)

The easiest way to install FileLock is by using [composer](https://getcomposer.org/):

```
$> composer require fostam/filelock

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```