Viewing Previous File Revisions

You can review the contents of a prior file revision in either the default editor or in the application for which the file type is registered.

  1. Open the History view, and click Link with Selection.
  2. Select a file in the Server Explorer or from one of the Eclipse Explorers..
  3. In the History view, select the specific revision you want to review.
  4. Right-click the selected item to open the context menu and choose one of the following:
    View Revision Content
    Copies the revision to a temporary file and display it in the default editor (Notepad or the alternate editor specified in the Personal Options
    Open Revision Content
    Copies the revision to a temporary file and display it in the associated application.
    Note: The client creates the temporary files in the local temp directory on the system. For example, if working on a Microsoft Windows system, the temporary files are created in the C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Temp directory. When you exit the client, the files are deleted from the system.