# Inter process semaphore

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/inter-process-semaphore/85212>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 11, 2007, 1:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/inter-process-semaphore/85212 "2007-02-11T13:51:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2007, 1:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/inter-process-semaphore/85212/1 "2007-02-11T13:51:13Z")

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Hi!  
Is there a way in ruby to use global system’s semaphore. I am using  
Linux and AFAIK in C you can have many programs using the same  
semaphore, but I do not know how to do this in Ruby :(.  
Best Regards,  
Roman Kamyk

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2007, 4:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/inter-process-semaphore/85212/2 "2007-02-11T16:20:23Z")

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On Sun, 11 Feb 2007, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote:

> Hi!  
> Is there a way in ruby to use global system’s semaphore. I am using  
> Linux and AFAIK in C you can have many programs using the same  
> semaphore, but I do not know how to do this in Ruby :(.  
> Best Regards,  
> Roman Kamyk

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