Java tutorial
// : c12:FileLocking.java // {Clean: file.txt} // From 'Thinking in Java, 3rd ed.' (c) Bruce Eckel 2002 // www.BruceEckel.com. See copyright notice in CopyRight.txt. import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.nio.channels.FileLock; public class FileLocking { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream("file.txt"); FileLock fl = fos.getChannel().tryLock(); if (fl != null) { System.out.println("Locked File"); Thread.sleep(100); fl.release(); System.out.println("Released Lock"); } fos.close(); } } ///:~