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