README
1WHAT IS IT
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3This Perl module is useful for writers of daemons and other processes that
4need to tell whether they are already running, in order to prevent multiple
5process instances. The module accomplishes this via *nix-style I<pidfiles>,
6which are files that store a process identifier.
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8HOW TO INSTALL
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10Just type:
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12 perl Makefile.PL
13 make
14 make test
15 make install
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17...and you should be all set.
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19HOW TO USE
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21For usage, please consult the man page provided with this package, and
22make sure to read the warning!
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24AVAILABILITY
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26The module may be found on the CPAN whilst the RPM package lives at:
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28 http://perl.arix.com/
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30LICENCE
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32This utility is free and distributed under GPL, the Gnu Public License.
33A copy of this license was included in a file called LICENSE. If for some
34reason, this file was not included, please see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/
35to obtain a copy of this license.
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