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+.\" This is -*-nroff-*-
+.\" XXX standard disclaimer belongs here....
+.\" $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/man/Attic/lock.l,v 1.1 1998/01/23 06:01:36 momjian Exp $
+.TH FETCH SQL 01/23/93 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL
+.SH NAME
+lock - exclusive lock a table
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.nf
+\fBlock\fR classname
+.fi
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.BR lock
+exclusive locks a table inside a transaction. The classic use for this
+is the case where you want to \fBselect\fP some data, then update it
+inside a transaction.  If you don't exclusive lock the table before the
+\fBselect\fP, some other user may also read the selected data, and try
+and do their own \fBupdate\fP, causing a deadlock while you both wait
+for the other to release the \fBselect\fP-induced shared lock so you can
+get an exclusive lock to do the \fBupdate.\fP
+.SH EXAMPLES
+.nf
+--
+--  Proper locking to prevent deadlock
+--
+begin work;
+lock mytable;
+select * from mytable;
+update mytable set (x = 100);
+end work;
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+begin(l),
+end(l),
+select(l).