GIT LFS Locks (VS Code Extension)

Repo name: vscode-is-git-lfs-locks
Extension ID (name): git-lfs-locks
Display Name: GIT LFS Locks
Publisher: Illuminia Studios

A minimal VS Code extension that adds Lock and Unlock to the Explorer context menu for files and folders, using Git LFS.

Features

• Right-click any file or folder → GIT LFS 🔀 → Lock 🔒 / Unlock 🔓
• Multi-selection support
• Per-repo execution, relative paths for Git
• Smart unlock: Only attempts to unlock files you actually have locked
• Optional background or terminal execution
• Safe defaults: skip ignored files and limit to LFS-tracked files

Requirements

• Git and Git LFS must be installed and configured on your machine.
• The selected files should be tracked by LFS via .gitattributes.

Settings

{
  "git-lfs-locks.recursiveFolderLock": true,
  "git-lfs-locks.onlyLfsTrackedFiles": true,
  "git-lfs-locks.skipGitIgnored": true,
  "git-lfs-locks.forceUnlock": false,
  "git-lfs-locks.useTerminal": false
}

Commands

• git-lfs-locks.lock → Locks files via git lfs lock
• git-lfs-locks.unlock → Unlocks files via git lfs unlock (optional --force)

Development

npm install
npm run watch   # compile in watch mode
# Press F5 in VS Code to start the Extension Development Host

Packaging (VSIX)

1. Install vsce if needed: npm i -g vsce
2. Build: npm run compile
3. Package: vsce package

Push to Azure Repos (Azure DevOps)

1. Create a new Azure DevOps project (if not already).
2. Create a new Git repository named vscode-is-git-lfs-locks.
3. Locally:

   git init
   git add .
   git commit -m "Initial commit: GIT LFS Locks extension"
   git branch -M main
   # Replace URL with your Azure DevOps repo URL
   git remote add origin https://dev.azure.com/<org>/<project>/_git/vscode-is-git-lfs-locks
   git push -u origin main
   

License

MIT