SnapshotCM Tips and Tricks

• The sscompare command can now tell you not just which files changed, but also who changed them and why, all in one fast report. To display a time-sorted listing of history records for all differences between two snapshots, run:

  sscompare -T -hHost /Project/Snapshot1 Snapshot2

  You can also sort by name (-H), reverse the sort direction (-z), suppress display of snapshot references (-Y), and combine with the c, s and t options to filter what is displayed.
  
  
• The cmaccount command is enhanced to display user and group usage information. To display usage information by user, run

  cmaccount -hHost -L -u

  To display usage information by group, run

  cmaccount -hHost -L -g

• The cmadmin command has a new option to install a license to a remote server. To install a license on host, run

  cmadmin -hHost -L "license string"

• The wdiff command has a new -E option to ignore missing file (operate only on existing files).
  
• Did you know you can make use of the lock comments set on a file at check in time, even when checking in multiple files at once? In the GUI, the lock comment will be preloaded into the comment for single file check ins. For multiple file check ins, the keyword $(LockComment) will be preloaded, allowing you to ignore lock comments by overwriting the variable, or to augment the lock comments by adding additional text.
  In the command-line and integrations, you can including the lock comments into your modification comment by beginning or ending the comment with a '+' character, or placing the keyword $(LockComment) anywhere in your comment text.

For additional information on any of these commands, see the respective manual pages: cmaccount, cmadmin, sscompare, wdiff, or wci.