On Mon, 23 Nov 1998, Nigel Metheringham wrote:
> That will work - assuming you use the correct DB module.
> However you need to be aware of locking issues and the fact that processes
> reading the dbms while you are updating them are quite likely going to get
> inconsistent or corrupt data. It would only be safe to try this with
> (say) gdbm which has internal locking.
However, if you are using a DBM module that has only one file - i.e.
anything except ndbm, you could copy the file, modify the copy, and then
use mv to put it back, which would be safer.
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