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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