NAME

git-annex lock - lock files to prevent modification

SYNOPSIS

git annex lock [path ...]

DESCRIPTION

Lock the specified annexed files, to prevent them from being modified. When no files are specified, all annexed files in the current directory are locked.

Locking a file changes how it is stored in the git repository (from a pointer file to a symlink), so this command will make a change that you can commit.

OPTIONS

• file matching options

  The git-annex-matching-options(1) can be used to specify files to lock.

• --json

  Enable JSON output. This is intended to be parsed by programs that use git-annex. Each line of output is a JSON object.

• --json-error-messages

  Messages that would normally be output to standard error are included in the JSON instead.

• Also the git-annex-common-options(1) can be used.

SEE ALSO

git-annex(1)

git-annex-add(1)

git-annex-unlock(1)

AUTHOR

Joey Hess id@joeyh.name

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