tfs
i'm working with TFS and i need to edit file localy without checking it out .
another case if some one checked in the file and i need to change my locally copy.
what should I do ?
in Visual source safe we can do that by removing the read only check on the file.
Team Foundation Server 2015 (on-premises) and Visual Studio Team Services (cloud version) include built-in support for searching across all your code and work items.
You can do simple string searches like foo, boolean operations like foo OR bar or more complex language-specific things like class:WebRequest
You can read more about it here: https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/docs/search/overview
If you're using local workspaces (TFS 2012+) you can now use the .tfignore file to exclude local folders and files from being checked in.
If you add that file to source control you can ensure others on your team share the same exclusion settings.
Full details on MSDN - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms245454.aspx#tfignore
For the lazy:
You can configure which kinds of files are ignored by placing a text file called
.tfignorein the folder where you want rules to apply. The effects of the.tfignorefile are recursive. However, you can create .tfignore files in sub-folders to override the effects of a.tfignorefile in a parent folder.The following rules apply to a .tfignore file:
#begins a comment line- The * and ? wildcards are supported.
- A filespec is recursive unless prefixed by the \ character.
- ! negates a filespec (files that match the pattern are not ignored)
Example file:
# Ignore .cpp files in the ProjA sub-folder and all its subfolders
ProjA\*.cpp
#
# Ignore .txt files in this folder
\*.txt
#
# Ignore .xml files in this folder and all its sub-folders
*.xml
#
# Ignore all files in the Temp sub-folder
\Temp
#
# Do not ignore .dll files in this folder nor in any of its sub-folders
!*.dll
Best Answer
Ok, this is relatively easy in VS2010, and quite normal. I mean the locking model of source control is obsolete anyway.
In vs2010, click Tools -> Options -> Source Control -> Environment and select Allow checked-in items to be edited. This should stop the TF client from marking files as read-only.
Also you may have to change the Editing drop-down in Source Control -> Environment to Do nothing.