svn lock
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## Name

svn lock — Lock working copy paths or URLs in the repository so that no other user can commit changes to them.

## Synopsis

`svn lock TARGET...`

## Description

Lock each `TARGET`. If any `TARGET` is already locked by another user, print a warning and continue locking the rest of the `TARGET`s. Use `--force` to steal a lock from another user or working copy.

## Options

    --encoding ENC
    --file (-F) FILENAME
    --force
    --force-log
    --message (-m) MESSAGE
    --targets FILENAME

## Examples

Lock two files in your working copy:

    $ svn lock tree.jpg house.jpg
    'tree.jpg' locked by user 'harry'.
    'house.jpg' locked by user 'harry'.

Lock a file in your working copy that is currently locked by another user:

    $ svn lock tree.jpg
    svn: warning: W160035: Path '/tree.jpg is already locked by user 'sally' in fi
    lesystem '/var/svn/repos/db'
    $ svn lock --force tree.jpg
    'tree.jpg' locked by user 'harry'.

Lock a file without a working copy:

    $ svn lock http://svn.red-bean.com/repos/test/tree.jpg
    'tree.jpg' locked by user 'harry'.

For further details, see the section called “Locking”.

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