.TH vilock "" "" "/rdb Command"
.PC "Lock a table before editing, unlock afterward"
\fBvilock \fItableorlist\fR
.PP
.II "table^lock while editing"
.II "vi^lock table"
.II "lock table while editing"
.II "record locking"
The command
.B vilock
stops others from editing the same file you are editing.
It locks the table, invokes the
.B vi
with which you can edit the table, then unlocks the table when you
have finished editing.
.PP
To lock
.IR tableorlist ,
.B vilock
changes its name to
\fBLOCK\fItableorlist\fR;
this is a temporary file that exists only as long as you are editing.
.B vilock
then invokes
.B vi
for \fBLOCK\fItableorlist\fR.
When you finish editing and exit from
.BR vi ,
.B vilock
moves \fBLOCK\fItableorlist\fR back to its original name.
If anyone else trys to edit
.I tableorlist
while you are editing it with
.BR vilock ,
he receives a message that the file is locked or missing.
.SH "See Also"
.B
lock,
unlock,
ve
.R
.br
COHERENT Lexicon:
.B
elvis,
vi
.R
.SO vilock