1datalad unlock(1)           General Commands Manual          datalad unlock(1)
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NAME

6       datalad unlock - unlock file(s) of a dataset
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SYNOPSIS

9       datalad  unlock  [-h]  [-d  DATASET] [-r] [-R LEVELS] [--version] [path
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DESCRIPTION

15       Unlock files of a dataset in order to be able to edit the  actual  con‐
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21        % datalad unlock <path/to/file>
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23       Unlock all contents in the dataset::
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OPTIONS

29       path   file(s)  to unlock. Constraints: value must be a string or value
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33       -h, --help, --help-np
34              show this help message. --help-np forcefully disables the use of
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37       -d DATASET, --dataset DATASET
38              "specify the dataset to unlock files in. If no dataset is given,
39              an attempt is made to identify the dataset based on the  current
40              working  directory.  Constraints:  Value  must be a Dataset or a
41              valid identifier of a Dataset (e.g. a path)  or  value  must  be
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44       -r, --recursive
45              if set, recurse into potential subdatasets.
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48              limit  recursion into subdatasets to the given number of levels.
49              Constraints: value must be convertible to type  'int'  or  value
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53              show the module and its version which provides the command
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AUTHORS

56        datalad is developed by The DataLad Team and Contributors <team@datal‐
57       ad.org>.
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61datalad unlock 0.19.3             2023-08-11                 datalad unlock(1)