Use this command to prepare files for modification in a reserved-checkout environment (see Settings).
Select Try to edit if possible if SmartCVS should just start editing this file, if nobody else is already editing it. Select Force edit even if other users are editing if SmartCVS should start editing even when other users have marked it for editing. Select Edit only, if latest revision(s) to start editing only, if you already are using the latest revision (the Remote State shows Latest). Select Refresh editors to let SmartCVS automatically refresh the Editors table column, if displayed.
If the edit command is successful, the selected files become writable and the CVS server notifies other users that you are planning to modify the files.