Checking out a project from a CVS repository

To check out a project from a CVS repository to the Workbench:

1. Switch to the CVS Repository Exploring perspective or add the CVS Repositories view to the current perspective.
2. In the CVS Repositories view, expand the repository location.
3. 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:
   1. Expand the Versions category and find the folder name that you want to add to the Workbench.
   2. Expand the folder to reveal its versions.

   If you are looking for the latest folder in a branch:

   1. Expand the Branches category.
   2. Expand the branch that holds the folder that you want to add to the Workbench.

   Note: If you do not see the folders you are expecting, ensure that the CVS Repositories view is in show folders mode by selecting Show Folders from the drop down menu in the title bar of the view.

4. From the pop-up menu for the selected folders, select one of the following:
   1. 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.
   2. Check Out As... to check out the selected folder into a custom configured project in the local workspace. Note: This option is only enabled for single folders.
5. If Check Out As... was chosen, one of two possible dialogs is displayed depending on whether the folder in the repository contains a .project file or not.
   1. If there is a .project file, the dialog will accept a custom project name and location.
   2. 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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Replacing resources in the Workbench
Discovering branch and version tags
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Synchronizing with the repository

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