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In this page, enable performing specific version control related operations in the background without any activities from your side.

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Background Operations

In this area, specify the version control related operations to be performed in the background. To enable running an operation in the background, select the relevant checkbox:
  • Perform update from VCS in background

  • Perform commit to VCS in background

  • Perform checkout from VCS in background

  • Perform Edit/Checkout in background

  • Perform Add/Remove in background

  • Perform revert in background

Changelists to cache initially

Use this spin box to specify the number of changelists to be stored in the cache.

Refresh changes every ... minutes

Use this spin box to specify how often the VCS should check for new changes and refresh the cache.

The spin box is only enabled when the Enable background processes checkbox is selected.

"Changed on server" conflicts

In this area, specify whether you want CLion to check whether a checked out files have been updated by someone else. To enable background synchronization with the server, select the Check every ... minutes. In the spin box, specify how often you want synchronization to take place.

This area is only enabled when the Enable background processes checkbox is selected.

Last modified: 14 February 2019

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