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2.2 Invoking ci
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     rcs ci [options] file …
     (or “ci” instead of “rcs ci”)

The ci command adds a revision to the RCS file reflecting the current
state of the working file.  This operation is also known as “checkin”.

‘-f[REV]’
     Force new entry, even if no content changed.

‘-I[REV]’
‘-q[REV]’
     Note: Misc common options.

‘-i[REV]’
     Initial checkin; error if the RCS file already exists.

‘-j[REV]’
     Just checkin, don’t initialize; error if the RCS file does not
     exist.

‘-k[REV]’
     Compute revision from working file keywords.

‘-r’
     Release lock and delete working file.

‘-rREV’
     Do normal checkin.

‘-l[REV]’
     Like ‘-r’, but immediately checkout locked (‘co -l’) afterwards.

‘-u[REV]’
     Like ‘-l’, but checkout unlocked (‘co -u’).

‘-M[REV]’
     Reset working file mtime (relevant for ‘-l’, ‘-u’).

Multiple flags in ‘-{fiIjklMqru}’ may be given, except for ‘-r’, ‘-l’,
‘-u’, which are mutually exclusive.  For a fully specified revision of
the form ‘BR.N’, N must be greater than any existing on BR, or BR must
be new.  If REV is omitted, compute it from the last lock (‘co -l’),
perhaps starting a new branch.  If there is no lock, use ‘DEFBR.(L+1)’.
Note: Revision options.

‘-d[DATE]’
‘-zZONE’
     Note: Date option.  If no DATE specified, use the working file
     modification time.

‘-m[MSG]’
     Use MSG as the log message.  Note: Log message option.

‘-nNAME’
‘-NNAME’
     Assign symbolic NAME to the entry.  For ‘-n’, NAME must be new (no
     previous assignment).  For ‘-N’, overwrite any previous assignment.

‘-sSTATE’
     Note: Misc common options.  Set the state.

‘-t-TEXT’
‘-tFILE-NAME’
     Note: Description option.

‘-T’
     Set the RCS file’s modification time to the new revision’s time if
     the former precedes the latter and there is a new revision;
     preserve the RCS file’s modification time otherwise.

‘-wWHO’
     Use WHO as the author.

‘-V’
‘-VN’
‘-xSUFF’
     Note: Misc common options.