Get and release locks

While Subversion is based on the "copy-modify-merge model" for version control, it is possible for a user to lock a file and be the only one able to commit changes to it.

• Lock an item
  When you need to be the only user able to edit and commit changes to an item, you can lock it.
• Unlock an item
  To allow other users to edit and commit changes to an item that you have locked, unlock the item to release the lock.