Mounting a Directory With Generic VCS Support

To work with a version control system in the IDE, you must mount your working directory version-controlled files as a filesystem in the IDE. You must also have the version control software that you want to use installed on your computer.

You can use the New Generic VCS wizard to mount a working directory that you already have on your system or to check out a new working directory from the VCS repository. The wizard also lets you choose from any of the predefined VCS profiles or create your own custom profile.

To mount a CVS, PVCS, or VSS filesystem:

  1. Choose Versioning and choose Mount Version Control and choose Generic VCS from the main window.
  2. From the Version Control System Profile combo box, choose a profile that fits your platform and version control system.
  3. Step through the New Generic VCS wizard to set up the filesystem. For more information specific to mounting PVCS and VSS filesystems, see:
    Mounting a PVCS Directory
    Mounting a Visual Source Safe Directory
    Mounting a CVS Directory With Generic VCS Support
  4. Once you have completed the wizard, a new VCS filesystem node appears on the Filesystems tab in the Explorer. In the Explorer, the filesystem is represented by a purple VCS filesystem icon (Generic VCS filesystem icon), followed by the name of the filesystem's VCS profile and the name of the working directory. The CVS status for each file appears in brackets after its name.

note You can download more VCS profiles from the NetBeans web site at http://vcsgeneric.netbeans.org/profiles/index.html. If none of the profiles fit your needs, you can also create a new profile.
See also
New Generic VCS Wizard
Modifying VCS Command Parameters and Variables
Creating a Custom VCS Profile
Mounting a CVS Filesystem
VCS Command Properties
Variables in VCS Commands

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