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RCSINTRO(1)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual	      RCSINTRO(1)



[1mNAME
     [0mrcsintro - introduction to RCS commands

[1mDESCRIPTION
     [0mThe Revision Control System (RCS) manages multiple revisions
     of text files.  RCS automates the storing, retrieval, log-
     ging, identification, and merging of revisions. RCS is use-
     ful for text that is revised frequently, for example pro-
     grams, documentation, graphics, papers, form letters, etc.

     The basic user interface is extremely simple. The novice
     only needs to learn two commands: _c_i and _c_o. _C_i, short for
     "checkin", deposits the contents of a text file into an
     archival file called an RCS file. An RCS file contains all
     revisions of a particular text file.  _C_o, short for
     "checkout", retrieves revisions from an RCS file.

[1mSEE ALSO
     [0mci(1), co(1), ident(1), merge(1), rcs(1), rcsdiff(1),
     rcsmerge(1), rlog(1), rcsfile(5).
     Walter F. Tichy, ``An Introduction to the Revision Control
     System'', Programmer Supplementary Documents, Volume 1
     (PS1), #13
































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