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Migrate from IBM DevOps ClearCase

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IBM DevOps ClearCase is a set of tools developed by IBM which also include a centralized version control system similar to Git.

The following table illustrates the main differences between ClearCase and Git:

FeatureClearCaseGit
Repository modelClient-serverDistributed
Revision IDsBranch + numberGlobal alphanumeric ID
Scope of ChangeFileDirectory tree snapshot
Concurrency modelMergeMerge
Storage MethodDeltasFull content
ClientCLI, Eclipse, CC ClientCLI, Eclipse, Git client/GUIs
ServerUNIX, Windows legacy systemsUNIX, macOS
LicenseProprietaryGPL

Migrate to Git

We do not provide a tool to migrate from IBM DevOps ClearCase to Git. For information on migrating, see these resources: