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.TH "BORG-WITH-LOCK" "1" "2025-04-18" "" "borg backup tool"
.SH NAME
borg-with-lock \- run a user specified command with the repository lock held
.SH SYNOPSIS
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borg [common options] with\-lock [options] REPOSITORY COMMAND [ARGS...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
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This command runs a user\-specified command while locking the repository. For example:
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$ borg with\-lock /mnt/borgrepo rsync \-av /mnt/borgrepo /somewhere/else/borgrepo
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It will first try to acquire the lock (make sure that no other operation is
running in the repo), then execute the given command as a subprocess and wait
for its termination, release the lock and return the user command\(aqs return
code as borg\(aqs return code.
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\fBNOTE:\fP
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If you copy a repository with the lock held, the lock will be present in
the copy. Thus, before using borg on the copy from a different host,
you need to use \(dqborg break\-lock\(dq on the copied repository, because
Borg is cautious and does not automatically remove stale locks made by a different host.
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.SH OPTIONS
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See \fIborg\-common(1)\fP for common options of Borg commands.
.SS arguments
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.B REPOSITORY
repository to lock
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.B COMMAND
command to run
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.B ARGS
command arguments
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.SH SEE ALSO
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\fIborg\-common(1)\fP
.SH AUTHOR
The Borg Collective
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