GT.M installation procedure places the LKE utility package in a directory specified by the environment variable gtm_dist.

LKE requires that the environment variable gtmgbldir be defined.

Invoke LKE using the following command at the shell prompt. If this does not work, consult your system manager to investigate setup and file access issues.

$gtm_dist/lke LKE>

	Always run LKE on the node where the lock is held.

When LKE is ready to accept commands, it displays the LKE> prompt. To leave LKE, enter the EXIT command at the LKE> prompt.

When additional information is entered on the command line after the LKE command, LKE processes the additional information as its command.

$gtm_dist/lke show -all

This command displays all current LOCKs and then returns to the shell prompt.

If your LKE argument contains quotes, precede each quote in the argument by a back-slash (\) or enclose the entire argument in a set of quotes (matching single or double). Apply this convention only for those LKE commands that you run from the shell.

$gtm_dist/lke show -lock="^Account(\"Name\")"
$gtm_dist/lke show -lock='^Account("Name")'

Both these commands display the status of LOCK ^Account("Name") in the default region.