some sample command-line usages of tf.exe

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A customer had asked about how to do some specific operations with the command-line.  Our own DougN responded, and I wanted to include his examples here for others.

Baseless merging from one branch to another:

tf merge /recursive /baseless $/TeamProject/SourceBranch $/TeamProject/TargetBranch

 

Generate a list of labels that start with the text “Release”:

tf labels Release*

 

Generate a list of labels that start with the text “Release” and what files are in those labels:

tf labels /format:detailed Release*

 

Show the branch ancestry of a folder called $/TeamProject/Branch

tf branches $/TeamProject/Branch

 

Show a list of changesets that need to be merged between two branches

tf merge /candidate /recursive $/TeamProject/SourceBranch $/TeamProject/TargetBranch

 

Show a list of changesets that have already been merged between two branches

tf merges /recursive $/TeamProject/SourceBranch $/TeamProject/TargetBranch

 

Show a list of files that would be effected in a given merge operation

tf merge /preview /recursive $/TeamProject/SourceBranch $/TeamProject/TargetBranch

 

Show a list of changesets and included files that have been checked in since changeset 5000 under $/TeamProject:

tf history /format:detailed /recursive /version:5000~T $/TeamProject