File I/O - Same file, multiple processes

[msm]

Hi,

I am writing a C program that reads from a log file that another running application is writing to.
Are there any sort of contention issues I need to worry about? Do I have to worry about stalling my program if the other application has not written the next event yet?

The other application simply writes 1 line at a time, and prints "#eof\n" when it is completely finished and it shuts down.
I want to read one line at a time in my application and end when the other application shuts down.

Thanks for the advice!

[quzah]

It's really up to your OS if you can access the same file by multiple programs at the same time.


Quzah.