Exclude modules when using pm-update? [#1934120]

I'm not sure if this is a support or feature request. I have a very small test site with just a few modules installed. One of the modules (l10n_update) is installed with the very latest dev version to fix a bug in the approved version.
I wanted to run pm-update to upgrade from D7.19 to D7.20. However, I didn't particularly want to upgrade the installed modules and especially I didn't want to change the version of l10n_update.
Although I have found a --no-core parameter which allows you to upgrade only the modules, I have not found the reverse (a --core command for example). Nor does there appear to be a parameter to exclude modules (or a dialogue to update modules selectively), which I think would surely be useful.

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greg.1.anderson CreditAttribution: greg.1.anderson commented 5 March 2013 at 20:25

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» Fixed

Please see --lock, described in drush help pm-update:

 --lock                                 Add a persistent lock to remove the  
                                           specified projects from              
                                           consideration during updates.  Locks 
                                           may be removed with the --unlock     
                                           parameter, or overridden by          
                                           specifically naming the project as a 
                                           parameter to pm-update or            
                                           pm-updatecode.  The lock does not    
                                           affect pm-download.  See also the    
                                           update-advanced project for similar  
                                           and improved functionality.