git-annex/doc/bugs/git_annex_lock_dangerous.mdwn
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### Please describe the problem.
Git annex lock discards data without --force; this is misleading from the name.
### What steps will reproduce the problem?
git annex unlock something.txt
kwrite something.txt # edit
git annex lock something.txt # lock is the opposite of unlock, right?
Oops, just lost my changes!
If you want my opinion, `git annex lock` should either require `-f` to throw away data or should be renamed (e.g. to `revert` or `checkout`).
### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
git version 1.8.1.2, git-annex version: 4.20130815, Kubuntu 13.04