What is a ClearCase label?

What is a ClearCase label?

A ClearCase label is a user-defined name attached to a version. Project managers and ClearCase administrators use labels to define and preserve the relationship of a set of file and directory versions to each other at a given point in the development lifecycle.

How do I view labels in ClearCase?

how to find all the labels for a given file in clearcase

  1. first use ct ls to get the entire version info of the file.
  2. and pipe the version info to a parsing script to actually get the labels of the file .

How do I delete a ClearCase label?

Review the IBM Rational ClearCase Command Reference manual on the topic of rmtype (cleartool man rmtype) for more information. To keep the label type but remove all instances, use the cleartool find command and execute the cleartool rmlabel command.

How do I checkout a ClearCase file?

On Windows systems only, you can check out using Rational® ClearCase® Explorer or Windows Explorer.

  1. In ClearCase Explorer or Windows Explorer, access the view and select checked-out files or directories.
  2. Access the Rational ClearCase pop-up menu by doing one of the following:
  3. Click Check Out.

How do you Uncheckout in ClearCase?

To cancel a checkout

  1. From Rational ClearCase Explorer or Windows Explorer, right-click the file or directory.
  2. On the Rational ClearCase shortcut menu, click Undo Checkout. The Confirm undo checkout window opens. Select or clear Save copy of the file with a ‘. keep’ extension.
  3. Click Yes.

What is ClearCase config spec?

The config spec of a ClearCase view includes version selection rules, which select at most one version of each file or directory element in a VOB. If you are using UCM, config specs are defined by the UCM project and created automatically. When you use base ClearCase, you specify the version rules yourself.

How do I remove a reserved checkout in ClearCase?

Type cleartool unreserve to change the reserve status of the checkout. Changed checkout to unreserved for “bar. txt” branch “\main”.

How do I create a ClearCase view in Linux?

Procedure

  1. From the File Browser, click View > Create. The View Creation wizard starts and opens the Create View window. Follow the steps in the View Creation wizard.
  2. Use cleartool mkview. For a dynamic view, enter this command (Rational® ClearCase®): cleartool mkview -tag view-tag dynamic-view-storage-path.