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32.\"	@(#)lock.1	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
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35.Dd June 6, 1993
36.Dt LOCK 1
37.Os
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm lock
40.Nd reserve a terminal
41.Sh SYNOPSIS
42.Nm
43.Op Fl n
44.Op Fl p
45.Op Fl t Ar timeout
46.Sh DESCRIPTION
47.Nm Lock
48requests a password from the user, reads it again for verification
49and then will normally not relinquish the terminal until the password is
50repeated.
51There are two other conditions under which it will terminate: it
52will timeout after some interval of time and it may be killed by someone
53with the appropriate permission.
54.Pp
55Options:
56.Pp
57.Bl -tag -width Fl
58.It Fl n
59Don't use a timeout value.  Terminal will be locked forever.
60.It Fl p
61A password is not requested, instead the user's current login password
62is used.
63.It Fl t Ar timeout
64The time limit (default 15 minutes) is changed to
65.Ar timeout
66minutes.
67.El
68.Sh HISTORY
69The
70.Nm
71command appeared in
72.Bx 3.0 .
73