git-annex-lock(1) General Commands Manual git-annex-lock(1) 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. SEE ALSO git-annex(1) git-annex-add(1) git-annex-unlock(1) AUTHOR Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name> git-annex-lock(1)