I spent some time formalizing mkdir/noclobber locks (with lots of help from #bash): https://github.com/jakeogh/commandlock https://github.com/jakeogh/commandloc

I spent some time formalizing mkdir/noclobber locks (with lots of help from #bash): https://github.com/jakeogh/commandlock https://github.com/jakeogh/commandlock Long term work in progress... needs a simple Makefile