# Open for exclusive read

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/open-for-exclusive-read/195169>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [September 18, 2010, 5:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/open-for-exclusive-read/195169 "2010-09-18T05:55:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![ralphshnelvar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@ralphshnelvar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ralphshnelvar)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 5:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/open-for-exclusive-read/195169/1 "2010-09-18T05:55:50Z")

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I am on a Windows machine.

Is there a way to tell Ruby to open a file for share\_none?

Ralph