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rcs: Overview

 
 1 Overview
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 GNU RCS (Revision Control System) manages multiple revisions of files.
 RCS can store, retrieve, log, identify, and merge revisions.  It is
 useful for files that are revised frequently, e.g.  programs,
 documentation, graphics, and papers.  It can handle text as well as
 binary files, although functionality is reduced for the latter.
 
    A normal installation includes the commands: ci, co, ident, merge,
 rcs, rcsclean, rcsdiff, rcsmerge and rlog (⇒Usage).  These are
 small and fast programs (amenable to scripting) and indeed the
 distribution also includes the script rcsfreeze showing some of the
 possibilities.
 
    RCS works with versions stored on a single filesystem or machine,
 edited by one person at a time.  Other version control systems, such as
 Bazaar (<http:///www.gnu.org/software/bazaar>), CVS, Subversion, and
 Git, support distributed access in various ways.  Which is more
 appropriate depends on the task at hand.
 

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· Credits             Who did what, and when.
· Concepts            What is a revision?  How can RCS help?
· Quick tour          A hands-on introduction to using RCS.
 

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