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| <h1>Local history</h1> |
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| <p> Every time an editable file is saved in the Workbench, the Workbench |
| updates the local history of that file and logs the changes that have been made. |
| The local history of a file can then be accessed and a previously saved copy |
| of the file can be reverted to, as long as the desired state is recent enough |
| in the save history.</p> |
| <ol> |
| <li class="Steps">Create a new file named <em class="FileName">sampleFile.txt</em>. |
| </li> |
| <li class="Steps">In the editor for <em class="FileName">sampleFile.txt</em> modify the file by adding the line |
| "change1" and saving the file. |
| </li> |
| <li class="Steps">Repeat this by entering a new line "change2" and saving it again. |
| </li> |
| <li class="Steps">Add a third line "change3" and save it again. </li> |
| <li class="Steps">Right-click the file in a navigation view (e.g. the Project Explorer) and |
| select <em class="UILabel">Team > Show Local History</em>. |
| <p><em>Note:</em> Repository tooling may override the <em class="UILabel">Team > Show Local History</em> |
| operation to provide a unified history for a file. The Eclipse CVS client does override this action. |
| To get the history for |
| a file in a project that is shared with CVS, you will need to right-click the file and select |
| <em class="UILabel">Team > Show History</em>. See |
| <a href="qs-70_workingWithHistory.htm">Working with CVS History</a> for more details about the |
| CVS history of a file.</p> |
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| <li class="Steps">The History view opens and shows the history for the file. |
| <img class="Big" src="../images/localHistoryView.png" alt="Local History view" border="0"> |
| </li> |
| <li class="Steps">The top entry in the view represents the current contents of the file. |
| The next represents the previous contents and so on. |
| Right-click on the previous entry and select <em class="UILabel">Compare Current with Local</em> |
| to open a Compare editor that displays the differences between |
| the Workbench file and the specific copy of the file selected in the local |
| history. |
| <img class="Big" src="../images/localHistoryCompare.png" alt="Local History Compare Editor" border="0"> |
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| <li class="Steps">Right-click on the previous entry again and select <em class="UILabel">Get Contents</em>. |
| This replaces the Workbench's copy of |
| <em class="FileName">sampleFile.txt</em> with the chosen local history item. |
| </li> |
| <li class="Steps">Observe that the <em class="FileName">sampleFile.txt</em> editor now contains two lines. |
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