.TH "datalad unlock" "1" "2019\-02\-08" ""datalad unlock 0.11.2""
.SH NAME
\fBdatalad unlock\fR \- unlock file(s) of a dataset
.SH SYNOPSIS
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.HP
\fBdatalad unlock\fR [-h] [-d\~DATASET] [-r] [--recursion-limit\~LEVELS] [path [path ...]]


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.SH DESCRIPTION

Unlock files of a dataset in order to be able to edit the actual content
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
path
file(s) to unlock. Constraints: value must be a string [Default: None]

.TP
\fB-h\fR, \fB--help\fR, \fB--help-np\fR
show this help message. --help-np forcefully disables the use of a pager for displaying the help message
.TP
\fB-d\fR \fI\s-1DATASET\s0\fR, \fB--dataset\fR \fI\s-1DATASET\s0\fR
"specify the dataset to unlock files in. If no dataset is given, an attempt is made to identify the dataset based on the current working directory. If the latter fails, an attempt is made to identify the dataset based on PATH. Constraints: Value must be a Dataset or a valid identifier of a Dataset (e.g. a path) [Default: None]
.TP
\fB-r\fR, \fB--recursive\fR
if set, recurse into potential subdataset. [Default: False]
.TP
\fB--recursion-limit\fR LEVELS
limit recursion into subdataset to the given number of levels. Constraints: value must be convertible to type 'int' [Default: None]
.SH AUTHORS
 datalad is developed by The DataLad Team and Contributors <team@datalad.org>.