Mounting a Directory With Generic VCS Support

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To work with a version control system in the IDE, you must mount your working directory of 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.

note If you do not have version control software installed on your computer, you can use the built-in CVS client that is available with the IDE. See Mounting a CVS Filesystem for more information.

Use the New Generic VCS wizard to mount an existing working directory or to check out a new working directory from the VCS repository. The IDE uses a profile to interact with a VCS, and the wizard lets you select a predefined VCS profile or create your own custom profile.

To mount a PVCS, VSS, or CVS filesystem:

  1. Choose Versioning and choose Mount Version Control and choose Generic VCS from the main window to open the New Generic VCS wizard.
  2. In the Profile pane, select a profile from the Version Control System Profile combo box.

    To download more profiles, see the web page http://vcsgeneric.netbeans.org/profiles/index.html. If none of the profiles fits your needs, see Creating a Custom VCS Profile.

  3. Depending on which profile you selected, see the following mounting instructions:
See Also
New Generic VCS Wizard
Modifying VCS Command Parameters and Variables
VCS Command Properties
Variables in VCS Commands

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