VCS Filesystem Customizer

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You can use the VCS Filesystem customizer to change VCS profile settings and other advanced options for a VCS filesystem. Changes made in the customizer apply only to the filesystem for which they are set.

To open a VCS filesystem's customizer, right-click the filesystem's root node in the Filesystems window and choose Customize.

Profile Tab

Version Control System Profile
The Version Control System Profile combo box presents you with all of the available VCS profiles currently installed in the IDE. Select the profile for the VCS program you are using.

You can also save your current setup as a new profile by clicking Save As, entering the file name and profile label, and clicking Save. See Creating a Custom VCS Profile for more details.

Other Profile Settings
The remaining settings in the Profile tab differ depending on which profile is currently selected. These settings are the same settings that you set when mounting a VCS filesystem with the New Generic VCS wizard. For more information on the profile settings for specific VCS profiles, see:

CVS Profile Settings
PVCS Profile Settings
Visual Source Safe Profile Settings

Advanced Tab

Modes
When the Advanced Mode checkbox is selected, the IDE prompts you for advanced command options when calling VCS commands.

When the Offline Mode checkbox is selected, the IDE disables automatic refreshing of file status for your VCS filesystem. You can still get file status information for a file by using the Refresh command.

Actions
You can configure your VCS filesystem to call the EDIT command whenever you edit a read-only file. You can call the command with or without notification and specify the notification message. The EDIT command is called the first time you modify the contents of a read-only file. You can open and browse the file without calling the EDIT command.

You can also configure your VCS filesystem to call the LOCK command when you modify any files within the filesystem. This setting is useful when using VSS, PVCS, or other filesystems that require reserved checkouts.

Other
You can select the Print Command Output checkbox to print all command output for this filesystem to the Output window. If you leave the checkbox unselected, command output is printed to the Output window only if the command fails.

You can also specify which operating systems the current profile is compatible with. These entries dictate what profiles appear in the Version Control System Profile combo box when the Only Show Profiles Compatible With Current Operating System checkbox is selected.

Edit Commands
Click this button to edit the commands that the IDE uses to interact with the command-line executable for your version control system.

Edit Variables
Click this button to edit the VCS profile's variables.

Environment Tab

User-Defined Environment Variables
You can create a new environment variable by clicking Insert and typing the name of the new variable. To change a variable's value, click its Variable Values field and type a new value. You can then use this variable in your VCS commands.

System Environment Variables
Most environment variables must be set outside of the IDE. You can disable one of your system's environment variables for use with VCS by deselecting its checkbox in the Used In VCS column.

See Also
New VCS Filesystem Wizard
Configuring Version Control Settings
VCS Filesystem Properties

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