TFS (Team Foundation Server) version control command line (tf vc)


We all love GUI until they start being a nuisance or a limitation in our hands. Then the command line comes to the rescue.

There are just so many things you can't do in TFVC without the command line, luckily enough Microsoft keeps one handy for us.

The tf command-line utility is located in :\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE and is available from the Visual Studio 2010 Command Prompt.





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