Cleartool subcommands for base ClearCase and UCM
These commands are used by developers working in both base ClearCase® and UCM.
- annotate
Annotates lines of text file / time stamps, user names, and so on - catcs
Displays the config spec of a view - cd
Changes the current working directory - checkin
Creates a permanent new version of an element - checkout
Creates a modifiable copy of a version - chevent
Changes the comment string in an event record - chtype
Changes the type of an element or renames a branch - chview
Changes properties of a view - cptype
Makes a copy of an existing type object. - describe
Describes an object - diff
Compares versions of a text-file element or a directory. - edcs
Edits the config spec of a view - endview
Deactivates a view - file
Displays the element type that ClearCase would use for a file - find
Uses a pattern, query, or expression to search for objects - findmerge
Searches for versions that require a merge; optionally, performs merge - get
Copies a file - getcache
Displays cache information - help
Displays help on command usage - hostinfo
Displays configuration data for one or more hosts - ln
Creates VOB hard link or VOB symbolic link. - login
Logs on to the ClearCase Remote Client. - logout
Log out from a ClearCase Remote Client interactive session. - ls
Lists VOB-resident objects, elements loaded into a snapshot view, and view-private objects in a directory - lscheckout
Lists checkouts of an element - lshistory
Lists event records for VOB database objects - lslock
Lists locks on objects - lsprivate
Lists objects in a dynamic view's private storage area - lsview
Lists view registry entries - lsvtree
Lists version tree of an element - man
Displays an online reference page - merge
Merges versions of a text-file element or a directory - mkattr
Attaches attributes to objects - mkattype
Creates or updates an attribute type object - mkbranch
Creates a new branch in the version tree of an element - mkbrtype
Creates/updates a branch type object - mkdir
Creates a directory element - mkelem
Creates a file or directory element - mkeltype
Creates or updates an element type object - mkhlink
Attaches a hyperlink to an object - mkhltype
Creates or updates a hyperlink type object - mklabel
Attaches version labels to versions of elements - mklbtype
Creates or updates a label type object - mktrigger
Attaches a trigger to an element or UCM object - mktrtype
Creates a trigger type object - mkview
Creates and registers a view. - move
Moves or renames an element or VOB link. - pwd
Prints working directory - pwv
Prints the working view - quit
Quits an interactive session - recoverview
Recovers a dynamic view database - rename
Assigns a new name to an existing object - reserve
Converts an unreserved checkout to reserved - rmattr
Removes an attribute from an object - rmbranch
Removes a branch from the version tree of an element - rmelem
Removes an element or symbolic link from a VOB - rmhlink
Removes a hyperlink object - rmlabel
Removes a label from a version - rmmerge
Removes a merge arrow from an element's version tree - rmname
Removes the name of an element or VOB symbolic link from a directory version - rmtrigger
Removes trigger from an element or UCM object - rmtype
Removes a type object from a VOB - rmver
Removes a version from the version tree of an element - rmview
Removes a view or removes view-related records from a VOB - setcs
Sets the config spec of a view - setplevel
Changes the list of promotion levels in a project VOB - setview
Creates a process that is set to a dynamic view - shell
Creates a subprocess to run a shell or other program - startview
Starts or connects to the view_server process of a dynamic view or to the rview _agent of an automatic view - uncheckout
Cancels a checkout of an element - unreserve
Changes a reserved checkout to unreserved - update
Updates elements in a snapshot view, web view or automatic view - xclearcase
Primary ClearCase graphical interface utility - xcleardiff
Compares or merges text files graphically - xmldiffmrg
Parses, compares, and merges XML file versions
Parent topic: Commands for developing software