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Index: versioncontrol/apichanges.xml
--- versioncontrol/apichanges.xml Base (1.3)
+++ versioncontrol/apichanges.xml Locally Modified (Based On 1.3)
@@ -108,6 +108,19 @@
         
         <change>
             <api name="versioning_spi"/>
+            <summary>Added getFiles() method to VCSContext</summary>
+            <version major="1" minor="6"/>
+            <date day="25" month="1" year="2008"/>
+            <author login="msandor"/>
+            <compatibility addition="yes"/>
+            <description>
+                This new method provides access to all files and folders that the user originally selected in the IDE. Current
+                getRootFiles() method removes files from the context if their ancestors are already in the context.
+            </description>
+        </change>
+
+        <change>
+            <api name="versioning_spi"/>
             <summary>Added beforeEdit method to VCSInterceptor</summary>
             <version major="1" minor="5"/>
             <date day="15" month="6" year="2007"/>
Index: versioncontrol/src/org/netbeans/modules/versioning/spi/VCSContext.java
--- versioncontrol/src/org/netbeans/modules/versioning/spi/VCSContext.java Base (1.20)
+++ versioncontrol/src/org/netbeans/modules/versioning/spi/VCSContext.java Locally Modified (Based On 1.20)
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 
     private final Lookup    elements;
     
+    private final Set<File> unfilteredRootFiles;
     private final Set<File> rootFiles;
     private final Set<File> exclusions;
 
@@ -184,9 +185,28 @@
 
     /**
      * Retrieves set of files/folders that represent this context.
+     * This set contains all files the user selected, unfiltered.
+     * For example, if the user selects two elements: folder /var and file /var/Foo.java then getFiles() 
+     * returns both of them and getRootFiles returns only the folder /var. 
+     * This method is suitable for versioning systems that DO manage folders, such as Clearcase. 
      * 
      * @return Set<File> set of Files this context represents
+     * @see #getRootFiles() 
      */ 
+    public Set<File> getFiles() {
+        return unfilteredRootFiles;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves set of root files/folders that represent this context.
+     * This set only contains context roots, not files/folders that are contained within these roots.
+     * For example, if the user selects two elements: folder /var and file /var/Foo.java then getFiles() 
+     * returns both of them and getRootFiles returns only the folder /var. 
+     * This method is suitable for versioning systems that do not manage folders, such as CVS. 
+     * 
+     * @return Set<File> set of Files this context represents
+     * @see #getFiles() 
+     */ 
     public Set<File> getRootFiles() {
         return rootFiles;
     }
@@ -308,6 +328,7 @@
         this.elements = nodes != null ? Lookups.fixed(nodes) : Lookups.fixed(new Node[0]);
         Set<File> tempRootFiles = new HashSet<File>(rootFiles);
         Set<File> tempExclusions = new HashSet<File>(exclusions);
+        this.unfilteredRootFiles = Collections.unmodifiableSet(new HashSet<File>(tempRootFiles));
         while (normalize(tempRootFiles, tempExclusions));
         this.rootFiles = Collections.unmodifiableSet(tempRootFiles);
         this.exclusions = Collections.unmodifiableSet(tempExclusions);