| title | titleSuffix | description | ms.assetid | ms.service | ms.topic | ms.date | monikerRange | ms.subservice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work with version control locks |
Azure Repos |
Use Team Foundation Version Control locks to prevent others from checking out a file or folder. See resources on lock types and locking commands. |
097adb8d-9509-48bb-804e-37456ff80ee8 |
azure-devops-repos |
conceptual |
11/10/2022 |
<= azure-devops |
azure-devops-repos-tfvc |
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When you use Team Foundation Version Control (TFVC) to manage files, you can lock a file or folder to prevent it from being checked out and altered.
To learn more, see any of the following articles:
- Understand lock types: Explains the various types of TFVC locks that you can apply against the source control server, and shows how to use them.
- Lock and unlock folders or files: Explains the steps that you can use to lock and unlock source control items.
- Use Team Foundation version control commands: Explains which TFVC commands to use for applying and removing locks, managing workspaces, developing apps, and other tasks.