# lock-break command

The lock-break command enables or disables
the ability to unconditionally break during a lock failure.

By default, the user is allowed to break during a lock
failure even if the break has been disabled by the user. This is to
allow escape from deadlock situations.

On communications lines,
this can cause trouble since certain hardware can generate erroneous
break signals. In this case, it is recommended to disable this function
by doing lock-break (f.

## Syntax

```
lock-break {(options}
```

## Parameter(s)

| options | n | Allows breaking during lock failure. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| f | Disallows breaking during lock failure. | |
Warning: It is not advised that this feature
be disabled on user ports since this could lead to unrecoverable deadlock
situations.

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Source: https://d3codex.com/tcl/lock-break-command/ - part of the D3Codex reference.