Checking out files and directories

Files and directories can be checked out from any of the following places:

• The DevOps ClearCase® Explorer. (Windows only)
• My Computer and the Microsoft Windows Explorer. (Windows only)
• The Command Line. (Windows and Linux and UNIX)
• From applications that are integrated with DevOps Code ClearCase®, such as Visual InterDev, Word, and so on. DevOps Code ClearCase® adds checkin and checkout menu items to the integrated application's menu structure.

The tutorial focuses on checkouts made from the ClearCase® Explorer on Windows and the command line on Linux and UNIX.

Follow the instructions for the platform of interest to you:

• Checking out files on Windows
• Checking out files on Linux and UNIX