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Enter-PodeSemaphore

SYNOPSIS

Acquires a hold on a Semaphore.

SYNTAX

Enter-PodeSemaphore [-Name] <String> [[-Timeout] <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Acquires a hold on a Semaphore. This should eventually by followed by a call to Exit-PodeSemaphore.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Enter-PodeSemaphore -Name 'SelfSemaphore' -Timeout 5000

PARAMETERS

-Name

The Name of the Semaphore.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Timeout

If supplied, a number of milliseconds to timeout after if a hold cannot be acquired on the Semaphore. (Default: Infinite)

Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: -1
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

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