HELP UNLOCK — VMS 5.5
Makes an improperly closed file accessible.
Format
UNLOCK filespec[,...]
Additional information available:
PARAMETER
filespec[,...] Specifies the name of the file to be unlocked. Wildcard characters (* and %) are allowed. If you include more than one file specification, separate them with either commas (,) or plus signs (+).
QUALIFIERS
Additional information available:
/CONFIRM
/CONFIRM
/NOCONFIRM (default)
Displays a query for each file being unlocked, to which you must
respond Y (YES) or T (TRUE) to unlock the file. Any other response
aborts the unlock operation.
/LOG
/LOG
/NOLOG (default)
Controls whether the UNLOCK command displays the file
specification of each file being unlocked.
Examples
1. $ TYPE TST.OUT
%TYPE-E-OPENIN, error opening DISK1:[STEVE]TST.OUT;3 as input
-SYSTEM-W-FILELOCKED, file is deaccess locked
$ UNLOCK TST.OUT
$ TYPE TST.OUT
In this example, the request to type the output file TST.OUT
returns an error message indicating that the file is locked.
The UNLOCK command unlocks it. Then the TYPE command is
reentered to display the contents of the file.
2. $ UNLOCK NODE3::DISK0:[LISTS]MAILLIST3.LIS
$ COPY NODE3::DISK0:[LISTS]MAILLIST3.LIS *.*
In this example, the user needs a copy of the file
MAILLIST3.list, which is locked on remote NODE3. Enter the
UNLOCK command first and then copy the file to your current
node, disk, and directory.