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.TH "GIT\-LFS\-LOCK" "1" "March 2019" "" ""
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.SH "NAME"
\fBgit\-lfs\-lock\fR \- Set a file as "locked" on the Git LFS server
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
\fBgit lfs lock\fR \fIoptions\fR \fIpath\fR
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Sets the given file path as "locked" against the Git LFS server, with the intention of blocking attempts by other users to update the given path\. Locking a file requires the file to exist in the working copy\.
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.P
Once locked, LFS will verify that Git pushes do not modify files locked by other users\. See the description of the \fBlfs\.<url>\.locksverify\fR config key in git\-lfs\-config(5) for details\.
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.SH "OPTIONS"
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.TP
\fB\-r\fR \fIname\fR \fB\-\-remote=\fR\fIname\fR
Specify the Git LFS server to use\. Ignored if the \fBlfs\.url\fR config key is set\.
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.TP
\fB\-\-json\fR
Writes lock info as JSON to STDOUT if the command exits successfully\. Intended for interoperation with external tools\. If the command returns with a non\-zero exit code, plain text messages will be sent to STDERR\.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
git\-lfs\-unlock(1), git\-lfs\-locks(1)\.
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.P
Part of the git\-lfs(1) suite\.