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TFS: TF.exe Workspace Maps $/ by Default

Team Foundation Server's (TFS) command-line interface tf.exe workspace option maps a working folder to the server root $/ by default. That I can find, there's no way to turn this off. To combat this behavior, you'll want to unmap the default after adding in your desired folder mapping(s).

>tf workspace /new /noprompt /s:http://TFSRTM08:8080 MyWorkspace

>tf workfold $/SampleProject c:\src\SampleProject /workspace:MyWorkspace /s:http://TFSRTM08:8080

>tf workfold /unmap $/
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Anonymous said…
Thanks! Very helpful!!!
Thursday, April 02, 2009 6:22:00 PM
David Atkinson said…
Your post just saved me a lot of wasted time when setting up a CI demo for SQL Server databases. I have been finding the msdn documentation for tf.exe particularly painful to use.

Many thanks!

David Atkinson
Red Gate
Wednesday, February 01, 2012 9:44:00 AM
bourgon said…
Freaking useful, not just because of the mapping issue, but because I couldn't find anywhere the exact syntax to create a workspace programmatically. Thanks!
Wednesday, October 02, 2013 1:54:00 PM
Jeff Hutton said…
Thank you. This is the only site on the web having the /noprompt part of the command. The MSDN info has that switch buried in the list, but I missed it. It would be helpful if they had an example of its use.

Regards,

Jeff Hutton
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 1:11:00 PM
Unknown said…
alternatively, change your working directory before creating the workspace (will then map to that directory instead, by default)
Monday, September 05, 2016 9:12:00 AM
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