Hijacking files

Hijack a file when you need to modify it but cannot connect to the Rational ClearCase Web server.

To hijack one or more files:

  1. Select the files that you want to hijack. Use the ClearCase Details view, ClearCase Search Results view, or the ClearCase Version Tree view. If you are working in the Eclipse environment, use any Eclipse view that supports the Team context menu.
  2. To open the Hijack dialog box, click the hijack file icon icon on the ClearCase toolbar, or take one of the following actions:
    • Select Hijack from the context menu in the ClearCase Details view.
    • In the Eclipse environment, select Hijack from the Team context menu.
    • In the ClearCase Version Tree view, right-click the version selected by your view and click Hijack.
  3. Click OK.

The selected files are marked as hijacked and become modifiable. If resource decorations have been enabled, hijacked files are decorated with the hijack decoration icon.

Related concepts
About ClearCase views
About reserved and unreserved checkouts
About hijacked files
Related tasks
Checking out resources
Checking in resources
Canceling a checkout
Converting hijacked files to checkouts
Canceling a hijack
Related reference
Checkout
Check in
Undo Checkout
Hijack
Undo Hijack
ClearCase view creation wizards

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