Hijack a file when you need to modify it but cannot connect to
the Rational ClearCase Web server.
About this task
To hijack one or more files:
- 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.
- To open the Hijack dialog
box, click the
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.
- Click OK.
Results
The selected files are marked as hijacked and become modifiable.
If resource decorations have been enabled, hijacked files are decorated with
the
icon.