See Also CmdLine_Comment; Concept_AltCmdlineWords;
The following is a list and general description of all the command-line commands.
For additional information on use of the commands, see How to Use Command Line Syntax.
Important Do not put spaces between an option and the value it acts on. For example, the following command produces an error message:
ss view readme.txt -v 2
| Command | Action |
| Add | Adds a file to the VSS database. |
| Branch | Allows parallel development of two versions of a file. |
| Checkin | Checks in a file to the VSS database. |
| Checkout | Checks out a file to your working folder. |
| Cloak | Cloaks a VSS project. |
| Comment | Enters a comment into the VSS database. |
| CP | Sets the current project path. |
| Create | Creates a new subproject. |
| Decloak | Decloaks a VSS project. |
| Deploy | Deploys a Web project or file to a server. |
| Destroy | Permanently destroys a file or project. |
| Diff | Shows the differences between the master copy and local copy of a file. |
| Dir | Lists contents of the current project or a specified project. |
| FileType | Displays the type (text or binary) of a file. |
| Find | Shows all instances of a specified string in one or more files. |
| Get | Gets a read-only copy of the specified file(s). |
| Help | Displays Help on using VSS or on a specific command. |
| History | Shows the history of a file or project in VSS. |
| Label | Assigns a label to the specified version or current version of a file or project. |
| Links | Shows the projects sharing a specified file. |
| Locate | Searches through VSS projects for file or project names. |
| Merge | Copies all the changes made in one branch to another branch. |
| Move | Relocates a subproject from one parent project to another. |
| Password | Sets the password for the current user. |
| Paths | Shows all share links that have been branched. |
| Pin | Makes a previous version of a file in the current project behave as if it were the most recent version. |
| Project | Displays the current project path. |
| Properties | Shows basic information about a VSS file or project. |
| Purge | Permanently removes previously deleted files and projects from the VSS database. |
| Recover | Recovers files and projects that have been deleted. |
| Remove | Alternate command name for Delete. |
| Rename | Renames a file or project. |
| Rollback | Undoes all changes since an earlier version of a file. |
| Share | Makes the specified file or project a member of the current project. |
| Status | Shows checkout information on files. |
| UndoCheckout | Undoes the checkout of a file. |
| Unpin | Undoes a Pin operation. |
| View | Displays the text of a file. |
| Whoami | Shows your current VSS username. |
| Workfold | Sets the working folder. |
The following list contains a general set of options applicable to many commands. The options are listed in uppercase, but you can also enter them in lowercase.
| Option | Description | Command(s) |
| -?, -H | Give Help on a command instead of executing it. | All |
| -C[-] | Use one comment for all specified items. To use no comment, type a dash following the C. | Add, Branch, Checkin, Checkout, Comment, Create, Label, Merge, Rollback, and Share |
| -G | Set options for local copy. | Check Out, Deploy, Get, Recover, Rollback, Share, and Undo Check Out |
| -I- | Do not ask for input under any circumstances. | All |
| -N | Use long or short file name mode (Windows NT and Windows 95 only). | All |
| -O[-] | Paginate or redirect the output of the command. To suppress output, type a hyphen after the O. | All except CP, Move, Password, Pin, Unpin, and Whoami |
| -R | Do a command recursively. | Add, Checkin, Checkout, Deploy, Diff, Dir, Filetype, Find, Get, History, Properties, Share, Status, and Undo Check Out |
| -S | Set Smartmode, performing different actions depending on the particular command. | Create, Delete, Destroy, Recover, and Rename |
| -V | Operate on a specific version of an item. | Checkout, Comment, Deploy, Dir, Diff, Find, Get, History, Label, Pin, Rollback, Share, and View |
| -W[-] | Make local files read-only or read/write. To override the variable and make a file read-only for one instance of the command, type a hyphen after the W. | Add, Checkin project, Deploy Get, Pin, Recover, Rollback, Share, Undocheckout, and Unpin |
| -Y | Specify username and password. Use with all commands. | All |