Locking Files: Finder VS Terminal

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dstranathandstranathan
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in macOS edited January 2014
Is locking a file in the Finder (Get Info box) the same as locking a file via the CLI (Terminal) using "chflags uchg /path/file"?

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    placeboplacebo Posts: 5,767member
    Yes, but the advantage in Terminal is that you can use sudo to carry that command out.
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