<para><command>udevadm lock</command> takes an (advisory) exclusive lock(s) on a block device (or
multiple thereof), as per <ulink url="https://systemd.io/BLOCK_DEVICE_LOCKING">Locking Block Device
Access</ulink> and invokes a program with the lock(s) taken. When the invoked program exits the lock(s)
- are automatically released.</para>
+ are automatically released and its return value is propagated as exit code of <command>udevadm
+ lock</command>.</para>
<para>This tool is in particular useful to ensure that
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