---
name: "newslock"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mgetty-fax"
version: "1.2.1-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/newslock"
---

# newslock(1)

create atomic hard links

## NAME

newslock - create atomic hard links

## USAGE

- **newslock**

  *tempname* *lockname* create a hard link from *tempname* to *lockname* if lockname did not exist before. Returns 0 if suceeds, 1 otherwise.

## SEE ALSO

[faxrunq(1)](/faxrunq/1.md).

## AUTHORS

Geoffrey Collyer, Henry Spencer