When you have a directory mounted as a filesystem under the control of CVS or another version control system, the status of each file is displayed in brackets after the file name. The IDE determines a file's status by using the Refresh command to call the appropriate command in the version control system.
Refreshes, particularly on large directories, can take a long time. So, by default, automatic refreshes are done only on files when you expand the node of the folder that contains them. Even after you first mount a filesystem, you need to call the Refresh or Refresh Recursively command to see the current file statuses. It is also a good idea to refresh after major changes in your version control directory structure.
To manually refresh file statuses:
You can configure when automatic refreshes occur. Options include doing a recursive refresh when the filesystem is first mounted, refreshing every time you start an IDE session, and doing no automatic refreshes at all.
To configure automatic refreshing for any VCS filesystem:
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You can temporarily disable the automatic refreshing of file statuses by setting a VCS filesystem to Offline Mode. In the Explorer, right-click the filesystem, choose Properties, and set the Offline Mode property to True. You can still refresh files manually using the Refresh command and access all other VCS commands on the filesystem. |
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Calling CVS Commands The Versioning Explorer Comparing File Versions Visually Reviewing VCS Command Status and Output Version Control Statuses Global Settings for VCS Filesystems |