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git-annex-unlock(1)

NAME

   git-annex-unlock - unlock files for modification

SYNOPSIS

   git annex unlock [path ...]

DESCRIPTION

   Normally, the content of annexed files is protected from being changed.
   Unlocking an annexed file allows it to be modified. This  replaces  the
   symlink  for each specified file with the file's content.  You can then
   modify it and git annex add (or git commit) to save your changes.

   In repositories with annex.version 5 or earlier, unlocking  a  file  is
   local  to the repository, and is temporary. With version 6, unlocking a
   file changes how it is stored in the git repository (from a symlink  to
   a  pointer  file),  so you can commit it like any other change. Also in
   version 6, you can use git add to add a file to the annex  in  unlocked
   form.  This  allows  workflows  where  a  file  starts out unlocked, is
   modified as necessary, and is locked once it reaches its final version.

   Normally, unlocking a file requires a copy to be made of  its  content,
   so  that  its  original  content  is  preserved,  while the copy can be
   modified.  To use less space, annex.thin can be set to true; this makes
   a  hard  link  to  the  content  be  made instead of a copy. (Only when
   supported by the file system, and only in repository version 6.)  While
   this  can save considerable disk space, any modification made to a file
   will cause the old version of the  file  to  be  lost  from  the  local
   repository. So, enable annex.thin with care.

OPTIONS

   file matching options

          The  git-annex-matching-options(1)  can be used to specify files
          to unlock.

SEE ALSO

   git-annex(1)

   git-annex-edit(1)

   git-annex-add(1)

   git-annex-lock(1)

AUTHOR

   Joey Hess <[email protected]>

                                                       git-annex-unlock(1)



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