Using Source Control Explorer
Source Control Explorer is used to view and manage Team Foundation source control such as team projects, folders, and files. Before using Source Control Explorer, you must be familiar with team projects and workspaces. For more information, see Team Foundation Team Projects and Working with Source Control Workspaces.
By using Source Control Explorer, you can accomplish the following tasks:
Browse team projects and workspaces to identify what is under Team Foundation source control.
Determine whether items are synchronized, or copied to your local computer's workspace.
View all pending changes. For more information, see How to: View and Manage All Pending Changes in Your Workspace and How to: View Pending Changes in Other Workspaces.
Undo or check in pending changes. For more information, see How to: View and Manage All Pending Changes in Your Workspace.
Determine whether you have the latest version of an item copied to your local computer's workspace.
Get either the latest or specific versions of folders and files. For more information, see How to: Get the Source for your Team Project and How to: Update the Source in your Workspace.
Check out folders and files for edit. For more information, see Getting a Local Copy of Files from the Source Control Server.
Lock and unlock folders and files. For more information, see Working with Source Control Locks.
Delete, undelete, rename, and move folders and files. For more information, see How to: Move, Rename, and Delete Source-Controlled Files and Folders.
Resolve source control conflicts. For more information, see Resolving Conflicts (Team Foundation Source Control).
Shelve source control items. For more information, see Working with Source Control Shelvesets.
View the history associated with source control folders and files. For more information, see Viewing Historical Data.
Compare versions of folders or files. For more information, see Comparing Files in Source Control.
Branch and merge source control team projects, folders, and files. For more information, see Branching and Merging Team Foundation Source Control.
Apply labels to changesets. For more information, see Working with Labels.
View the properties associated with folders and files.
In addition to Source Control Explorer, Solution Explorer also contains added functionality that is specific to Team Foundation source control. For more information, see Understanding Source Control with Solution Explorer. You can also perform several Team Foundation source control tasks from the command line. For more information, see Tf Command-Line Utility Commands.
In This Section
- How to: Open Source Control Explorer
Explains the steps used to open the Source Control Explorer window.
- How to: Refresh Source Control Status
Describes the procedure used to refresh the Source Control Explorer window.
- How to: Identify Source Control Item Status in Source Control Explorer
Explains how to determine the status of files and folders in Team Foundation source control using status icons and pending check-in type status in the Source Control Explorer window.
- How to: Open and Close the Folders Pane in Source Control Explorer
Describes the steps used to open and close the file folders pane in the Source Control Explorer window.
Reference
Team Foundation Source Control Command-Line Reference
Related Sections
- Team Foundation Source Control Walkthroughs
Lists walkthroughs which explore using source control, customizing a source control check in and using source control from the command line.
See Also
Tasks
Walkthrough: Exploring Team Foundation Source Control