Install Git LFS
Before getting started, make sure you have
Git LFS installed in your computer. Open a terminal window and run:
git-lfs --version
If it doesn’t recognize this command, you must install it. There are several
installation methods that you can choose according to your OS. To install it with Homebrew:
brew install git-lfs
Once installed, open your local repository in a terminal window and install Git LFS in your repository. If you’re sure that LFS is already installed, you can skip this step. If you’re unsure, re-installing it does no harm:
git lfs install
For more information, see
Git Large File Storage (LFS).
Lock files
By locking a file, you verify that no one else is editing it, and prevent anyone else from editing the file until you’re done. On the other hand, when you unlock a file, you communicate that you’ve finished editing and allow other people to edit it.
To lock or unlock a file with Exclusive File Locking, open a terminal window in your repository directory and run the commands as described below.
To lock a file:
git lfs lock path/to/file.png
To unlock a file:
git lfs unlock path/to/file.png
You can also unlock by file ID (given by LFS when you
view locked files):
git lfs unlock --id=123
If for some reason you need to unlock a file that was not locked by yourself, you can use the --force flag as long as you have Maintainer permissions to the project:
git lfs unlock --id=123 --force
You can push files to GitLab whether they’re locked or unlocked.
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