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<H1 class="Head">CVS Watch/Edit</H1>
<P class="Para">The following preferences can be changed on the

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      <TH width="164"> <P class="Para">Option</P></TH>
      <TH width="490"> <P class="Para">Description</P></TH>
      <TH width="152"> <P class="Para">Default</P></TH>
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    <TD valign="top" align="left">Configure projects to use Watch/edit on checkout</TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="left"> Use this option to indicate that files checked 
      out out from the repository should be made read-only.</TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">Disabled</TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="left">Enable temporary watches on edit</TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="left"> Use this option to receive a notification whenever a user 
    starts to edit a file that you are currently editing.</TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">Disabled</TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="left">When read-only files are modified in an editor</TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="left"> Use this option to configure what occurs when 
      a read-only file is modified in an open editor or by another tool. The options 
      are: 
      <ul>
        <li><strong>Send a cvs edit notification to the server: </strong>Issues 
          a cvs edit notification to the server before making the file writable. 
          If other editors exist on the file, you will be prompted and may 
          continue or cancel.</li>
        <li><strong>Send a cvs edit notification to the server in the background: 
          </strong>Issues a cvs edit notification to the server in the background 
          after making the file writable. This allows you to keep typing 
          uninterrupted while the edit notification is sent to the server.</li>
        <li><strong>Edit the file without informing the server: </strong>Makes 
          the file read-only without notifying the server.</li>
      </ul></TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">Send a cvs edit notification to the server in 
      the background</TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="left">Before a CVS edit notification is sent to the 
      server </TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">Use this option to configure what occurs when 
      a cvs edit notification needs to be send to the server. 
      The options are: <ul>
        <li><strong>Always Prompt: </strong>Always prompt for confirmation.</li>
        <li><strong>Only prompt if there are other editors: </strong>Shows the 
          user the list of current editors and allows you to confirm or cancel 
          the edit.</li>
        <li><strong>Never Prompt: </strong>Send the edit notification without 
          prompting</li>
      </ul></TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">Only prompt if there are other editors</TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="left">Update edited files</TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">Use this option to configure what occurs before
    editing a file. The options are: <ul>
        <li><strong>Always update before editing: </strong>Always update a file before editing.</li>
        <li><strong>Prompt to update if out of date: </strong>Prompt for confirmation of update
        only if a file is out of date.</li>
        <li><strong>Never update: </strong>Never update a file before editing.</li>
      </ul></TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">Never update</TD>
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<h3 class="related">Related concepts</h3>
  <a href="../concepts/concepts-cvs-watch.htm">Watch/Edit</a>

<h3 class="related">Related tasks</h3>
 <a href="../tasks/tasks-cvs-watch.htm">Finding out who's working on what: watch/edit</a>

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