Specifies a comment for a command. If you do not specify the -C option, Visual SourceSafe requests a comment for each item specified on the command line. If you do specify the option, all items receive the same comment.

The following table lists ways to use the -C option.

-C

Specifies that all items receive the same comment.

-C-

Tells the command to use no comment.

-Ctext

Uses the string text as the comment for all items.

-C@<file name>

Uses the contents of the specified file as the comment for all items.

-C?

Returns to the Visual SourceSafe default, which is to request a comment for each individual file.

 Remarks

To set any of the options listed in the table as the default for the Checkout command, use the Checkout_Comment initialization variable in Ss.ini. If you have set a default in Ss.ini, you can replace it for a particular command using the -C? option. You can set the Comment_Editor variable in Ss.ini to invoke an editor of your choice as an alternative to the prompt-driven method of entering comments that Visual SourceSafe uses.

 See Also

Reference

Checkout_Comment Initialization Variable
Comment_Editor Initialization Variable

Other Resources

Command Line Commands
Command Options