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1 | Title: RCS Revision Control System |
| 2 | ||
| 3 | Author: Walter F. Tichy | |
| 4 | ||
| 5 | Address: Department of Computer Sciences | |
| 6 | Purdue University | |
| 7 | West Lafayette, IN 47907 | |
| 8 | ||
| 9 | Net address: wft@purdue (ARPA) | |
| 10 | ||
| 11 | Description: | |
| 12 | ||
| 13 | The Revision Control System (RCS) manages multiple revisions of text files. | |
| 14 | RCS automates the storing, retrieval, logging, identification, and merging | |
| 15 | of revisions. RCS is useful for text that is revised frequently, for example | |
| 16 | programs, documentation, graphics, papers, form letters, etc. | |
| 17 | ||
| 18 | The sccstorcs command was added in 4.3BSD: | |
| 19 | ||
| 20 | Title: sccstorcs | |
| 21 | ||
| 22 | Author: Kenneth L. Greer | |
| 23 | 2065 Alma St. | |
| 24 | Palo Alto, CA 94301 | |
| 25 | ||
| 26 | Net address: kg.HP-Labs@Rand-Relay | |
| 27 | ||
| 28 | Description: | |
| 29 | ||
| 30 | Sccstorcs builds an RCS Revision Control System file from an SCCS | |
| 31 | Source Code Control System file. The deltas and comments for each | |
| 32 | delta are preserved and installed into the new RCS file in order. | |
| 33 | Also preserved are the user access list and descriptive text, if | |
| 34 | any, from the SCCS file. |