Options Command (Tools Menu)

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Enables you to customize your VSS environment.

Access Rights

Any VSS user can use this command.

Remarks

Click the tab with the information you want. Each tab contains groups of options you can set to customize VSS.

Dialog Box Tabs

General

Enables you to set general options applicable to a number of commands in VSS.

Local Files

Configures working folder files and how they are treated during the operation of different commands.

View

Sets viewing options, such as whether or not to show the toolbar or status bar, and file list options.

Difference

Allows you to specify options for viewing differences between files and projects. These options are used in other VSS dialog boxes such as the Project Difference dialog box and the Visual Merge dialog box.

Command Dialogs

Configures the display of intermediate dialog boxes related to several VSS commands. These intermediate dialog boxes usually present you with additional options.

Warnings

Determines when warning messages are displayed.

File Types

Sets how file type information is determined.

Command Line

Customizes how some command-line commands work.