Checks out a file and changes its pending change status to Edit. You can call this command using either Checkout or Edit.
Requirements: See Permission reference for Team Foundation Server.
tf checkout [/lock:(none|checkin|checkout)] [/recursive] [/encoding:encoding] itemspec [/login: username,[password]] |
Parameters
Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
/encoding | Ignore this parameter. |
itemspec | Specifies the scope of the items to check in. For syntax, see Use Team Foundation version control commands. |
/lock | Applies or removes a lock. See Use Team Foundation version control commands. |
/login:username,[password] | Specifies the user account to run the command. See Use Team Foundation version control commands. |
/recursive | Recursively checks out items in the specified directory and any subdirectories. |
Examples
Check out a single item
 Copy Code | |
|---|---|
c:\code\SiteApp\Main\SolutionA\Project1\>tf checkout program.cs | |
Checks out program.cs.
Check out two items
| Copy Code | |
|---|---|
c:\code\SiteApp\Main\SolutionA\Project1\>tf checkout program1.cs program2.c | |
Checks out the files program1.cs and program2.c.
Work in Visual Studio
Check out and edit files Use Visual Studio to check out files.
Tips
If you are beginning a new task, it's probably a good idea for you to download the latest files from the server before you check out files and begin your work. See
When you begin editing a file in a local workspace, it is automatically checked out for you.
You can view a list of your pending changes:
And work with related data such as Comments and Associated Work Items in the Check In dialog box using the Checkin command.
At the command prompt by using the Status command.
When you are ready to check in your changes to the team's codebase on the server, use the Checkin command.
If you need to set aside changes (and perhaps also want to clean your workspace for another task), use the Shelve Command.
If you use a server workspace, files that you have not checked out are read-only.
