git-annex-lock - Man Page

git annex lock [path ...]

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.

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.

git-annex(1)

git-annex-add(1)

git-annex-unlock(1)

Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>

git-annex(1), git-annex-add(1), git-annex-adjust(1), git-annex-unlock(1).