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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 (Note: 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.

Credits

Who did what, and when.

Concepts

What is a revision? How can RCS help?

Quick tour

A hands-on introduction to using RCS.