Command Options
This section provides detailed descriptions of Visual SourceSafe command options.
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- -# Option (Command Line)
Specifies the number of entries for the History command to display for a file or project.
- -? Option (Command Line)
Gets Help for the selected command.
- -B Option (Command Line)
Specifies if files are binary or text for the Properties, Add, and Filetype commands. For the History and Diff commands, the -B option specifies a brief format. For the Merge command, this option specifies the base version for the destination project.
- -C Option (Command Line)
Specifies a comment for a command.
- -D Option (Command Line)
Controls how Visual SourceSafe displays differences.
- -E Option (Command Line)
Produces an extended display for the Dir command, including checkout information for files. For the Share command, this option specifies a share and branch operation. When used with the Add, Properties, and Filetype commands, the option specifies the file encoding.
- -F Option (Command Line)
Enables a display for files only, with no projects.
- -G Option (Command Line)
Sets options for a retrieved working copy.
- -H Option (Command Line)
Requests Help for the selected command.
- -I Option (Command Line)
Indicates what factors Visual SourceSafe should ignore when comparing two files.
- -K Option (Command Line)
Specifies if a file remains checked out after you check it in.
- -L Option (Command Line)
Specifies labels for files or projects for many commands. For the Checkout command, this option enables or disables the check out local version feature.
- -M Option (Command Line)
Disables exclusive checkouts for an individual file.
- -N Option (Command Line)
Specifies the file naming conventions for a command.
- -O Option (Command Line)
Controls the output from commands that might display large amounts of information.
- -P Option (Command Line)
Specifies a project to use with a command.
- -Q Option (Command Line)
Suppresses output for a command line command.
- -R Option (Command Line)
Makes commands that operate on projects recursive to subprojects.
- -S Option (Command Line)
Overrides the Smart_Mode initialization variable for a particular command.
- -U Option (Command Line)
Displays user information about a file or project.
- -V Option (Command Line)
Indicates the version of a file or project (item).
- -W Option (Command Line)
Indicates if working copies are to be read/write or read-only.
- -Y Option (Command Line)
Specifies a user name or user name and password.