Function unlock

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Declaration:

int unlock(long handle, long offset, long length);

Description

Releases file-sharing locks.

unlock provides interface to the operating system file-sharing mechanism. unlock removes a lock previously placed with a call to lock. To avoid error, all locks must be removed before closing a file. The program must release all locks before completing.

Returned Value

On success, unlock returns 0. On error, it returns -1.