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Microsoft Team Explorer Everywhere 2013 (Out-of-date version 12 for legacy systems)

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  • Version: 2013
  • Category: Tool
  • Language: English

For the newest version of Team Explorer Everywhere, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=47727. Team Explorer Everywhere includes the Eclipse plug-in and the cross-platform, command-line client for Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010, 2012, 2013 and Visual Studio Online.

  • For the newest version of Team Explorer Everywhere, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=47727. Team Explorer Everywhere includes the Eclipse plug-in and the cross-platform, command-line client for Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010, 2012, 2013 and Visual Studio Online.

Files

Status: Live

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FileSHA1 HashSize
TEE-CLC-12.0.2.zipc5fb620fc40648da98338f818eaf1e6a0991964a12.73 MB
TFS-SDK-12.0.2.zip5ff1bbf5ebe2b909052c352cbd810793e998785718.24 MB
TFSEclipsePlugin-UpdateSiteArchive-12.0.2.zip09a99917f535cbb313a70264c925674bb280f4ec18.24 MB

File sizes and hashes are retrieved from the Wayback Machine’s indexes. They may not match the latest versions of files hosted on Microsoft servers.

System Requirements

Operating Systems: Apple Mac OS X, HP-UX, IBM AIX, Linux, Solaris, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista

    • Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64)
    • Windows 8 (x86, x64)
    • Windows 7 (x86, x64)
    • Windows Vista (x86, x64)
    • Windows XP (x86)
    • Linux with GLIBC 2.3 to 2.11 (x86, x86_64, PowerPC)
    • Mac OS X 10.8+ (Intel only)
    • Solaris 8 to 11 (SPARC,x64)
    • AIX 5.2 to 7.1(32 and 64 bit)
    • HP-UX 11i v1 to v3 (PA-RISC, Itanium)
    • IDEs that are based on Eclipse 3.5 to 4.4 on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris, AIX, or HP-UX.
    • Any of the following versions of the Java runtime:

      • Oracle Java™ 1.5+ or IBM Java™ 1.5+ on Microsoft Windows
      • Apple Java™ 1.5+ on Mac OS X
      • Oracle Java™ 1.5+ on Linux or Solaris
      • IBM Java™ 1.5+ on Linux or AIX
      • HP Java™ 1.5+ on HP-UX

    Works with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010, Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012, Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2013, and Visual Studio Online.

Installation Instructions

  • Installing the Team Foundation Server Plug-in For Eclipse

    You must install the plug-in before you can use it in your development processes. You can install into Eclipse directly from the update site, or you can install from the Eclipse Update Site Archive

    To install from the Eclipse update site:
    1. Open Eclipse.
    2. On the Help menu, choose Install New Software.
    3. The Install dialog box appears.
    4. Choose the Add button.
    5. The Add Site dialog box appears.
    6. For the name, enter "TFS plug-in for Eclipse"
    7. Specify the location of the update site: http://dl.microsoft.com/eclipse/tfs
    8. Choose the OK button.
    9. In the list of features in the Install dialog box, select the check box that corresponds to the TFS plug-in for Eclipse.
    10. Choose the Next button two times.
    11. If you agree to the Microsoft Software License Terms, accept them and then choose the Next button.
    12. Restart Eclipse when you are prompted.
    To install the plug-in from the update site archive:
    1. Use the link on this page to download TFSEclipsePlugin-UpdateSiteArchive-12.0.0.zip.
    2. Open Eclipse.
    3. On the Help menu, choose Install New Software.
    4. The Install dialog box appears.
    5. Choose the Add button.
    6. The Add Site dialog box appears.
    7. For the name, enter "Local TFS plug-in for Eclipse update archive".
    8. Choose the OK button.
    9. In the list of features in the Install dialog box, select the check box that corresponds to the Team Explorer Everywhere.
    10. Choose the Next button two times.
    11. If you agree to the Microsoft Software License Terms, accept them and then choose the Next button.
    12. Restart Eclipse when you are prompted.
    Installing the Cross-platform Command-line Client for Team Foundation Server

    You can perform many version-control operations from the cross-platform command-line client for Team Foundation Server. Before you can use this client, you must install it and configure your shell or system path to include the installation folder.

    To install the Cross-Platform Command-Line Client for Team Foundation Server
    1. Unzip the archive (TEE-CLC-12.0.0.zip file) that contains the client.
    2. Configure your shell or system path to include the folder to which you unzipped the archive.
    3. To verify that the client is working, at a command prompt, type tf, and then press the ENTER key.
    If the client is correctly installed, output appears, starting with "Microsoft Team Explorer Everywhere Command-line Client (version 12.0.0)".

    For information about any of the commands, you can type tf help Command, where Command is the name of the command for which you want information. For example, you could type tf help checkin.

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