Another user making changes

Now that Fred has the project in his Workbench he needs to modify several of the files and synchronize with the the repository in order to commit them.

• Fred will make changes to file1.txt and file2.txt
• You will simultaneously make changes  to file2.txt and file3.txt
• Fred will synchronize and commit his (outgoing) changes to the two files.

Fred should proceed as follows:

1. Modify file1.txt as follows

   Original Contents:

   This is the contents
   of file 1.

   New Contents (changes shown in bold)

   This is the contents
   Fred-update 
   of file 1.

2. Modify file2.txt as follows

   Original Contents:

   File2 is a small file
   with simple text.

   New Contents (changes shown in bold)

   File2 is a (Fred was here) small file
   with simple text. 

3. Open the preferences (Window > Preferences) and turn on the CVS label decorations (on page Workbench > Label Decorations check off CVS).

   

   Observe that the Navigator updates to show the CVS state of a resource. Notice that the two files which Fred has changed are preceded by ">".

    

4. To commit his changes to the repository Fred can either:
   • select the two files and choose Team > Synchronize with Repository or,
   • select the project and choose Team > Synchronize with Repository

   Often choosing the project is the easiest thing to do. Let's do just that. Select the project and choose Team > Synchronize with Repository from its context menu. 

5. When the Synchronize view opens Fred should commit his changes to file1.txt and file2.txt.

Making our own changes 

Checking out a project