unlock.html #1

<TITLE>Unlocking Files</TITLE>

<P>
The <B>unlock</B> command allows you to unlock one or more 
of your <a href="lock?help">locked files</a>.  
You can unlock files by:

<P>
<B>To unlock one particular file,</B>
<OL>
	<LI> Click on the locked file that you want to unlock.
	<LI> Select <b>Unlock</b> from the <b>Action</b> menu. The file is unlocked. 
</OL>

<B>To select more than one file to unlock,</B>
<OL>
	<LI> On the <B>Files</B> tab, select the directory that contains the files you want to unlock.
	
  <li> Select <B>Unlock...</B> from the <b>Action</b> menu. P4Web displays a form 
    that lets you choose files to unlock. 
  <LI> Select the files you want to unlock. 
  <li>Click the <B>Unlock</B> button. The files are unlocked.
</OL>

<h4>The "Unlock Opened Files" form</h4>

<p> If you select the <b>Unlock...</b> option with a directory selected, P4Web 
  displays a form that lets you choose files to unlock. 
<p> If you have more than one <a href="pendingchangelists?help">pending changelist,</a> 
  you can choose to unlock the files associated with a specified changelist. Check 
  "Unlock files in changelist", select the changelist you want, and click the 
  "Unlock" button.The files in the selected changelist are unlocked regardless 
  of whether they are in the current path. 
<p> Alternatively, you can restrict files to unlock by path. For more information, 
  see <a href="restrictfiles?help">Restricting Files Used in Commands</a>. Select 
  the files you want to unlock and click the "Unlock" button.
<p>
Only the files locked in your workspace can be unlocked. 
(See also <a href="lock?help">Locking Opened Files</a>.)