The IDE supports generic version control so that you can work with any VCS that has a command-line interface.
The IDE interacts with version control systems by using profiles, which contain information such as command execution strings and variable settings that are specific for a given operating system and VCS. The IDE includes profiles for CVS, Visual Source Safe (VSS), and PVCS for several platforms. You can use these profiles as they are or customize them to better fit your needs.
You can download other profiles from vcsgeneric.netbeans.org/profiles/index.html. If no profiles for your version control system are available, you can create your own profile within the IDE.
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All profiles are stored in XML files in your user
directory under SYSTEM/vcs/config directory. If you
do not know where your IDE user directory is on your system, choose Help
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