# File lib/lockfile-1.4.3.rb, line 409
    def uncache file 
#--{{{
      refresh = nil
      begin
        is_a_file = File === file
        path = (is_a_file ? file.path : file.to_s) 
        stat = (is_a_file ? file.stat : File::stat(file.to_s)) 
        refresh = tmpnam(File::dirname(path))
        File::link path, refresh
        File::chmod stat.mode, path
        File::utime stat.atime, stat.mtime, path
      ensure 
        begin
          File::unlink refresh if refresh
        rescue Errno::ENOENT
        end
      end
#--}}}
    end