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diff --git a/src/lock b/src/lock
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+lock() {
+
+ if [[ -f "$1" ]]; then
+ echo "$1 is not a lock directory."
+ exit 1
+ fi
+
+ if mkdir "$1" &>/dev/null; then
+ echo "lock $1 created" >&2
+ else
+ echo "lock $1 found, waiting for unlock" >&2
+ while true; do
+ sleep 2;
+ if [[ ! -d "$1" ]]; then
+ return
+ fi
+ done
+ fi;
+
+}
+
+if [[ "$#" -eq "1" ]]; then
+ lock "$1"
+else
+ echo "please supply one argument: the lock directory."
+ exit 1
+fi
+