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+# gitlit
+
+gitlit is a very simple desktop app that allows you to handle [git lfs file locks](https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/wiki/File-Locking).
+
+![gitlit main window](screenshots/main.png)
+
+## download
+
+Just go to releases and download the version for your platform.
+
+## usage
+
+gitlit takes one command line argument: the git repository directory on your filesystem you want to handle the locks for.
+
+So if you want to look at the locked files on the `/home/s2/myApp` directory, run gitlit like this:
+```
+gitlit /home/s2/myApp
+```
+
+If no folder is specified, gitlit looks at the current path.
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