How best to branch in Clearcase?

Question

I\'ve previously documented my opinions on Clearcase as a source control system, but unfortunately I am still using it. So I turn to you guys to help me alleviate one of my

Answer 1

You can get the creation date for a branch by using the describe command in cleartool.

cleartool describe -fmt "%d" -type martin_2322

This will printout the date and time that the branch was created. You can use this to implement your first option. For more information, you could read the following cleartool man pages, but hopefully the above command is all you need.

cleartool man describe

cleartool man fmt_ccase