#!/usr/bin/env python "Generate a lock file" import sys import struct if sys.argv < 3: print "Use: mklock filename number" sys.exit(1) try: n = int(sys.argv[2]) except: print "Use: mlock filename number" sys.exit(1) fd = open(sys.argv[1], "w"); s = struct.pack("I", n) fd.write(s) fd.close()