CLEARCASE

Software Configuration Management (SCM) system

ClearCase

ClearCase is a Software Configuration Management System from IBM Rational Software, Inc. It keeps track of which versions of which files were used to build each release of a software product and it helps organize the work of groups of engineers. It contains a database, but it also contains many special applications which are tailored to facilitate the tasks engineers perform.

ClearCase Benefits
ClearCase

offers many opportunities to save

time.
Parallel

development Mostly-automated merging Derived object sharing Distributed builds Fast, extensible database

ClearCase Weaknesses
Cost

of Ownership

ClearCase costs more than free, open-source, and some other commercial SCMs

Speed

ClearCase views are slower than local file systems, even with good network infrastructure

Sensitivity

to network problems

Clearcase Views
Views

are required in order to use Clearcase. A unique view assigned to a user will:

Allow a developer access to the VOB data (source code storage) Provide a workspace are where users can privately modify VOB data without disturbing the view of the VOB data held by other developers. Changes are only accessible by others when a file is checked into the VOB from the users private space.

Types of Clearcase Views

Snapshot

view

Changes and updates by others are not available to a snapshot view until a new "snapshot" is taken.

Web

view
Web interface.

Accessible from Clearcase Similar to a snapshot view.

Dynamic

view

Access to all versions of VOB elements and view private objects as they are checked into the VOB.

ClearCase Commands
Almost

similar to Unix commands Provide detailed information about a piece of code or document as well as facility to retrieve any previous stored copy of the same entity Easy to understand and use

Clearcase Commands
Check

Out / Check In View File History View Files / Checked Out Files VIEW Related Commands ClearCase Elements Listing Private Files/Folders
NOTE: Normally cleartool command will be aliased to ct. Readers can alias cleartool as ct and use in their development environment.

Commands
CHECK

OUT

Reserved mode
cleartool

co a.c cleartool co -reserved a.c

Un-Reserved mode
cleartool

co -unreserved a.c unco a.c

Undo checkout:
cleartool

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Commands
CHECK

IN
ci a.c

cleartool

VIEW

FILE HISTORY

cleartool

lshis a.c cleartool lshis

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Commands
VIEW

FILES
ls

VOB objects and non-view objects

cleartool

VIEW

CHECKED OUT FILES

cleartool

lsco cleartool lsco -cview cleartool lsco -all

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Commands

CREATE DYNAMIC VIEW

cleartool

mkview -tag <userviewname> <vobpath>

SET

CLEARCASE VIEW
setview <userviewname>

cleartool

UPDATE

VIEW WITH LATEST CHANGES (Snapshot view only)

cleartool

update

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Commands
DISPLAY

CURRENT VIEW
pwv

cleartool

LIST

ALL VIEWs
lsview

cleartool

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Commands
CLEARCASE

cleartool

ELEMENTS

Making Elements
mkdir cleartool mkelem

Removing Elements (Avoid using this command)

cleartool

rmelem

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Commands
LIST

PRIVATE FILES/FOLDERS

cleartool

lsprivate cleartool lsprivate co

DISPLAY

VERSION TREE
lsvtree

cleartool

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Commands

CREATE BRANCH TYPE

cleartool

mkbrtype <branchname>

CREATE

BRANCH

cleartool

mkbranch <branchname> <element_name>

LIST THE BRANCHES

cleartool

lstype kind brtype

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Commands

VIEW CONFIG SPEC

cleartool

catcs

EDIT

CONFIG SPEC
edcs

cleartool

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Commands
FIND

FILES TO BE MERGED

ct

findmerge . -fversion <branchname> -c Valid Comment" -log /dev/null print

MERGING
ct

CHANGES FROM OTHER VIEW

findmerge . -fversion <branchname> -c Valid Comment" -log merge -gmerge

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Reference
For

detailed information on each command, please click on the following link.

http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/ClearcaseCommands.html

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