.TH "datalad unlock" "1" "2023\-07\-03" "datalad unlock 0.19.2"
.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] [-R\~LEVELS] [--version] [path ...]


.hy
.SH DESCRIPTION

Unlock files of a dataset in order to be able to edit the actual content
.PP
.SS Examples
.PP
Unlock a single file::
.PP
 % datalad unlock <path/to/file>
.PP
Unlock all contents in the dataset::
.PP
 % datalad unlock .

.SH OPTIONS
.TP
path
file(s) to unlock. Constraints: value must be a string or value must be 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. Constraints: Value must be a Dataset or a valid identifier of a Dataset (e.g. a path) or value must be NONE
.TP
\fB-r\fR, \fB--recursive\fR
if set, recurse into potential subdatasets.
.TP
\fB-R\fR LEVELS, \fB--recursion-limit\fR LEVELS
limit recursion into subdatasets to the given number of levels. Constraints: value must be convertible to type 'int' or value must be NONE
.TP
\fB--version\fR
show the module and its version which provides the command
.SH AUTHORS
 datalad is developed by The DataLad Team and Contributors <team@datalad.org>.