From: Artur Bergman Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 18:49:10 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Update text slightly and update links to threads.pm instead of Thread.pm X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=03730085c2dd1dad3746025cc5ceff001a15589c;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git Update text slightly and update links to threads.pm instead of Thread.pm p4raw-id: //depot/perl@17018 --- diff --git a/pod/perlfunc.pod b/pod/perlfunc.pod index 3d6f301..2708571 100644 --- a/pod/perlfunc.pod +++ b/pod/perlfunc.pod @@ -2469,14 +2469,13 @@ and the month of the year, may not necessarily be three characters wide. =item lock THING -This function places an advisory lock on a variable, subroutine, -or referenced object contained in I until the lock goes out -of scope. +This function places an advisory lock on a shared variable, or referenced +object contained in I until the lock goes out of scope. lock() is a "weak keyword" : this means that if you've defined a function by this name (before any calls to it), that function will be called -instead. (However, if you've said C, lock() is always a -keyword.) See L. +instead. (However, if you've said C, lock() is always a +keyword.) See L. =item log EXPR