reference the os module and the lock flags in the os.open() function.

(Someone please review what I wrote for accuracy.)

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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libfcntl.tex b/Doc/lib/libfcntl.tex
index 33a5893..645a97e 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libfcntl.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libfcntl.tex
@@ -118,3 +118,11 @@ hold an integer value; in the second example it will hold a string
 value.  The structure lay-out for the \var{lockdata} variable is
 system dependent --- therefore using the \function{flock()} call may be
 better.
+
+\begin{seealso}
+  \seemodule{os}{The \function{os.open} function supports locking flags
+                 and is available on a wider variety of platforms than 
+		 the \function{fcntl.lockf} and \function{fcntl.flock}
+		 functions, providing a more platform-independent file
+		 locking facility.}
+\end{seealso}