Unlocking Files

The unlock command allows you to unlock one or more of your locked files. You can unlock files by:

To unlock one particular file,

1. Click on the locked file that you want to unlock.
2. Select Unlock from the Action menu. The file is unlocked.

1. On the Files tab, select the directory that contains the files you want to unlock.
2. Select Unlock... from the Action menu. P4Web displays a form that lets you choose files to unlock.
3. Select the files you want to unlock.
4. Click the Unlock button. The files are unlocked.

The "Unlock Opened Files" form

If you select the Unlock... option with a directory selected, P4Web displays a form that lets you choose files to unlock.

If you have more than one pending changelist, 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.

Alternatively, you can restrict files to unlock by path. For more information, see Restricting Files Used in Commands. Select the files you want to unlock and click the "Unlock" button.

Only the files locked in your workspace can be unlocked. (See also Locking Opened Files.)