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Need to make changes to repository structure

I need to log in to a clearcase repository via command line and make some basic changes.

Do I need to use cleartool for this, or can I log in via putty ?

Solution

  • cleartool is your best approach, provided that you are using the full ClearCase client (instead of CCRC, which uses a different CLI).

    Don't forget you don't have to open a cleartool session.
    You can type several cleartool commands, each in their own cleartool session.

    So to access a ClearCase repository (a Vob, within a view), you need to:

    • start the view: cleartool startview myView
    • go to the vob within the view (no need for cleartool for that): cd /path/to/your/view/vob
    • make your changes

    Now if you had to actually connect to the Vob server, and do some administration changes, then yes, putty would be a way to do that. But you would still execute some cleartool command once connected to the server.