Rational ClearCase Commands Referenceannotate
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cc.icon
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chactivity
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clearmrgman
clearprojexp
clearprompt
cleartool
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clearvobadmin
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creds
deliver
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diffbl
diffcr
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edcs
endview
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getcache
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getlog
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lock
lsactivity
lsbl
lscheckout
lsclients
lscomp
lsdo
lsfolder
lshistory
ls
lslock
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lspool
lsprivate
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lsregion
lsreplica
lssite
lsstgloc
lsstream
lstype
lsview
lsvob
lsvtree
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merge
mkactivity
mkattr
mkattype
mkbl
mkbranch
mkbrtype
mkcomp
mkdir
mkelem
mkeltype
mkfolder
mkhlink
mkhltype
mklabel
mklbtype
mkpool
mkproject
mkregion
mkstgloc
mkstream
mktag
mktrigger
mktrtype
mkview
mkvob
mount_ccase
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mvfsversion
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omake
pathnames_ccase
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profile_ccase
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protect
protectvob
pwd
pwv
query_language
quit
rebase
recoverview
reformatview
reformatvob
register
relocate
rename
reqmaster
reserve
rgy_backup
rgy_check
rgy_passwd
rgy_switchover
rmactivity
rmattr
rmbl
rmbranch
rmcomp
rmdo
rmelem
rmfolder
rmhlink
rmlabel
rmmerge
rmname
rmpool
rmproject
rmregion
rmstgloc
rmstream
rmtag
rmtrigger
rmtype
rmver
rmview
rmvob
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schemes
scrubber
setactivity
setcache
setcs
setplevel
setsite
setview
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snapshot.conf
softbench_ccase
space
startview
type_manager
umount
uncheckout
unlock
unregister
unreserve
update
version_selector
view_scrubber
vob_restore
vob_scrubber
vob_sidwalk
vob_snapshot
vob_snapshot_setup
wildcards_ccase
winkin
xclearcase
xcleardiff
xmldiffmrg
DESCRIPTION
The cptype command creates a new type object (for example, a label type or attribute type) that is a copy of an existing type object. The existing and new objects can be in the same VOB or in different VOBs. The copy can have the same name as the original only if you are making the copy in a different VOB.
The original and copy do not retain any connection after you execute cptype. They are merely two objects with the same properties, and perhaps even the same name.
Exception: Global types are handled differently. For more information, see the Administrator's Guide.
ClearCase—Ordinary Types and AdminVOB Hierarchies
When you copy an ordinary type object to a VOB that is part of an AdminVOB hierarchy, ClearCase determines whether the new type name is already defined as a global type in the administrative VOB of the copy's destination VOB. If it is, cptype fails with an explanatory message; you can then do one of the following:
RESTRICTIONS
Identities
This command has the same restrictions as the type-object creation commands (mkobjecttype).
OPTIONS AND ARGUMENTS
Event Records and Comments
- Default
- Creates one or more event records, preserving
the comment associated with the original type. Any new comment you specify
is appended to the preserved comment. (The file .clearcase_profile defines
default commenting behavior; you can also edit comments using chevent.)
- –c·omment comment | –cfi·le comment-file-pname |–cq·uery | –cqe·ach | –nc·omment
- Overrides the default with the option you
specify. See the comments reference page.
Replacing an Existing Type Object
- Default
- An error occurs if new-type-selector already
exists.
- –rep·lace
- Replaces the definition of new-type-selector with
the definition of existing-type-selector. An error
occurs if existing-type-selector and new-type-selector have
the same definition. If you specify –c or –cfile with –replace,
the comment appears in the event record for the modification (displayed with lshistory –minor); it does
not replace the object's creation comment (displayed with describe).
Use chevent to change a creation comment.
Specifying the Existing and New Type Objects
- Default
- None.
- existing-type-selector , new-type-selector
- The name of an existing type object and a
name for the new copy. Specify existing-type-selector in
the form type-kind:type-name[@vob-selector] and new-type-selector in the form [type-kind]:type-name[@vob-selector]
EXAMPLES
The UNIX examples in this section are written for use in csh. If you use another shell, you may need to use different quoting and escaping conventions.
The Windows examples that include wildcards or quoting are written for use in cleartool interactive mode. If you use cleartool single-command mode, you may need to change the wildcards and quoting to make your command interpreter process the command appropriately.
In cleartool single-command mode, cmd-context represents the UNIX shell or Windows command interpreter prompt, followed by the cleartool command. In cleartool interactive mode, cmd-context represents the interactive cleartool prompt.
Note: In the UNIX examples that follow, arguments and output that show multicomponent VOB tags are not applicable to ClearCase LT, which recognizes only single-component VOB tags. In this manual, a multicomponent VOB tag is by convention a two-component VOB tag of the form /vobs/vob-tag-leaf—for example, /vobs/src. A single-component VOB tag consists of a leaf only—for example, /src. In all other respects, the examples are valid for ClearCase LT.