tf.exe is Team Foundation source control command-line tool which can be used to perform source control operations without GUI interaction. Here are some common tf commands I use in my daily work. You can run command tf /? to view more or visit MSDN TF Command Line Tool Reference
Common tf commands
| sync | Sync files under current folder | tf get |
| Sync files under current folder and all sub folders | tf get . /r | |
| Sync file to a given revision | tf get <filename>;<revision> | |
| Display what would be synced | tf get /preview | |
| Force sync | tf get /all | |
| Force sync, will override existing files | tf get /force | |
| add | Add new file | tf add <filename> |
| checkout | Checkout file for editing | tf checkout <filename> |
| delete | Delete file | tf delete <filename> |
| rename | Rename file | tf rename |
| checkin | Submit open files to tfs server | tf checkin |
| resolve | Resolve file conflicts | tf resolve |
| Resolve file with automatical merge | tf resolve /i /auto:acceptmerge> | |
| shelve | Package pending change and store to tfs server | tf shelve <shelvesetname> |
| unshelve | Unpackage shelve from tfs server into current workspace | tf unshelve <shelvesetname> |
| workspace | Update workspace configurations | tf workspace <workspacename> |
Common tfpt commands
tftp.exe is a command line tool that you can use to work with files and directories under version control, team projects, and work items. Some commands display a graphical user interface when run. tfpt.exe is part of Team Foundation Server Power Tools which can be downloaded here.
| Revert unchanged files | tfpt uu /noget |
| Search all modified files not in source control and add to pending change list | tfpt online |
| Scorch – Remove all files in local workspaces but not in source control | tfpt treeclean -delete |
| Undo submitted change | tfpt undo |
| View difference of a shelve | tfpt review /shelveset |
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