---
name: "borg-break-lock"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "borg"
version: "1.4.5-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/borg-break-lock"
---

# borg-break-lock(1)

Break the repository lock (e.g. in case it was left by a dead borg.

## Name

borg-break-lock - Break the repository lock (e.g. in case it was left by a dead borg.

## SYNOPSIS

borg \[common options\] break-lock \[options\] \[REPOSITORY\]

## DESCRIPTION

This command breaks the repository and cache locks. Please use with care and only when no borg process (on any machine) is trying to access the cache or the repository.

## OPTIONS

See *[borg-common(1)](/borg-common/1.md)* for common options of Borg commands.

### arguments

- **REPOSITORY**

  repository for which to break the locks

## SEE ALSO

*[borg-common(1)](/borg-common/1.md)*

## Author

The Borg Collective