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.TH "borg-with-lock" "1" "2026-06-16" "" "borg backup tool"
.SH Name
borg-with-lock \- Runs a user-specified command with the repository lock held.
.SH SYNOPSIS
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borg [common options] with\-lock [options] 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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.EX
$ BORG_REPO=/mnt/borgrepo borg with\-lock rsync \-av /mnt/borgrepo /somewhere/else/borgrepo
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It first tries to acquire the lock (make sure that no other operation is
running in the repository), then executes the given command as a subprocess and waits
for its termination, releases the lock, and returns 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. Before using Borg on the copy from a different host,
you need to run \fBborg break\-lock\fP 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 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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