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To create a mutex operating system "object":
To create a mutex operating system "object":
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<lang c>HANDLE hMutex = CreateMutex(NULL, FALSE, NULL);</lang>
<lang c>
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HANDLE hMutex = CreateMutex(NULL, FALSE, NULL);
</lang>
To lock the mutex:
To lock the mutex:
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<lang c>WaitForSingleObject(hMutex, INFINITE);</lang>
<lang c>
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WaitForSingleObject(hMutex, INFINITE);
</lang>
To unlock the mutex
To unlock the mutex
<lang c>
<lang c>ReleaseMutex(hMutex);</lang>
ReleaseMutex(hMutex);
</lang>
When the program is finished with the mutex:
When the program is finished with the mutex:
<lang c>
<lang c>CloseHandle(hMutex);</lang>
CloseHandle(hMutex);
</lang>


===POSIX===
===POSIX===
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