3. The File Browser : Alternatives to the File Browser

Alternatives to the File Browser
The File Browser is not intended to completely replace the Windows Explorer or comparable tools on UNIX systems. For example, the File Browser does not attempt to implement the Windows "file types" functionality, based on filename suffixes.
Some people do most of their work inside an integrated development environment (IDE), such as Visual Studio or Eclipse. These environments have their own "explorer" or "file browser" built in, typically organizing files into separate "projects". You can use AccuRev commands within an IDE if an AccuBridge integration for that environment is available (or an integration from a third-party developer). Even if you use an IDE most of the time, you may want to use the File Browser occasionally:
· The IDE does not display all of a file's configuration-management properties, such as the current version-ID.
· Certain AccuRev commands cannot be executed through the IDE integration, only from the AccuRev File Browser.
It's important to keep in mind that you can use a wide variety of tools to make content changes to a file, but you must use AccuRev commands to make valid namespace changes: renaming, moving to another directory, or deleting. The AccuBridge IDE integrations support these namespace operations.

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