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Get SVN File Locks

It is good practice to get a file lock before editing a file. The lock tells other users that the

file is being edited, and you can avoid merge issues. When you set up source control, you

can configure SVN to make files with certain extensions read only. Users must get a lock

on these read-only files before editing.

In the Current Folder browser, select the files you want to check out. Right-click the

selected files and select Source Control > Get File Lock. A lock symbol appears in

the source control status column. Other users cannot see the lock symbol in their

sandboxes, but they cannot get a file lock or check in a change when you have the lock. To

view or break locks, right-click in the Current Folder browser and select Source Control

> Locks.

If you see an SVN message reporting a working copy locked error, remove stale

locks. In the Current Folder browser, right-click and select Source Control > SVN

Cleanup. SVN uses working copy locks internally and they are not the file locks you

control using Source Control > Get File Lock.

Manage SVN Repository Locks

To manage global SVN locks for a repository, from the top-level repository folder, right-

click the white space (any blank area) in the Current Folder browser and select Source

Control > Locks.

In the SVN Repository Locks dialog box, you can:

• View which users have locks on files.


• Right-click to break locks.


• Group locks by user or file.

See Also

Related Examples

• “Enforce Locking Files Before Editing” on page 32-21

Get SVN File Locks