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Versions in this module

v5

v5.7.0

Nov 2, 2026

v5.6.1

Oct 21, 2026

v5.6.0

Oct 2, 2026

v5.5.1

Sep 3, 2026

v5.5.0

Aug 17, 2026

v5.4.0

Aug 3, 2026

v5.3.1

Jul 7, 2026

v5.3.0

Jun 30, 2026

v5.2.0

Jun 23, 2026

v5.1.4

May 20, 2026

v5.1.3

Apr 15, 2026

v5.1.2

Apr 8, 2026

Changes in this version

+ func Read(path string) (pid int, _ error)

+ func Write(path string, pid int) error