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# git unlock

> Unlock a file in a Git repository so it can be modified by a commit.
> Part of `git-extras`. See also `git lock`.
> More information: <https://github.com/tj/git-extras/blob/master/Commands.md#git-unlock>.

- Enable the ability to commit changes of a previously-locked local file:

`git unlock {{path/to/file}}`
