The LOCKS command specifies the region into which GT.M maps locks on resource names not starting with a caret symbol (^). GDE maps locks on resource names, starting with a caret symbol (^), to the database region specified for the global variable name matching the resource name.

The format of the LOCKS command is:

    LOC[KS] -R[EGION]=region-name
    

The LOCKS -REGION= qualifier allows specification of a region for local locks. By default, GDE maps local locks to the default region DEFAULT.

Example:

    
    
    GDE> lock -region=main
    
    

This command maps all locks on resource names that don't start with the caret symbol, "^" to the region main.