Checking out a project from a CVS repository
To check out a project from a CVS repository to the Workbench:
- Switch to the CVS Repository Exploring perspective or add the CVS Repositories
view to the current perspective.
- In the CVS Repositories view, expand the repository location.
- Expand HEAD and select the folders that you want to add as projects
to the Workbench. If you are looking for a folder in a particular version:
- Expand the Versions category and find the folder name
that you want to add to the Workbench.
- Expand the folder to reveal its versions.
If you are looking for the latest folder in a branch:
- Expand the Branches category.
- Expand the branch that holds the folder that you want to add to the
Workbench.
- From the pop-up menu for the selected folders, select one of the following:
- Check Out as Project to check out each of the selected folders
as a project in the local workspace with the same name as the folder in
the repository.
- Check Out As... to check out the selected folders into a custom
configured project in the local workspace. Note: When multiple
folders are selected, this operations only allows the specification of
a custom parent location for the new projects.
- If Check Out As... was chosen on a single project, one of two possible
dialogs is displayed depending on whether the folder in the repository contains
a .project file or not.
- If there is a .project file, the dialog will accept a custom project
name and location.
- Otherwise, the dialog will be the New Project wizard which allows full
customization of the project (e.g. Java project).
Tip: Any folder, including non-root folders, can be checked out from
a CVS repository.

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Checking out a module from a CVS repository
Checking out a folder into an existing project
Creating a CVS repository location
Replacing resources in the Workbench
Discovering branch and version tags
Sharing a new project using CVS
Synchronizing with the repository

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