Adding files to sourcecontrol on linux using cleartool

Question

I have a file that i want to add to sourcecontrol on linux using cleartool . I've followed the IBM documentation for this, i've tried this:

cleartool mkelem testScript.sh

I got an error: Can't modify directory "." because it is not checked out. I also would like to know how can i checkout/checkin files or directories and setting activities.

Answer 1

You need to checkout the parent folder first.

cd /path/to/file/
cleartool mkact newfile
cleartool checkout -c "add file" .
cleartool mkelem testScript.sh
cleartool checkin -nc

The cleartool mkact would work if you are in an UCM view.
It will create and set a new activity, which will record the files and folder you will modify.

Here, the new activity newFile will record the new version of the parent folder, as well as the version 0 and 1 of the file.