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The GNU Revision Control System (RCS) is a set of programs that manages multiple revisions of a file (or set of files, with some scripting). It is the forebear of, and shares the masterfile format (also known as the comma-v format) with, CVS. Its programs are:
The distribution also includes the program rcsfreeze, which is not normally installed, and manpages for all programs.
RCS was written by Walter F. Tichy and released under the GPL in November 1989. Throughout the years it received contributions from many others, notably Thien-Thi Nguyen who modernized the codebase. The package is now mature and although maintained, no major further changes are currently planned. Most GNU projects now use Git for version control.
Registration Date: Sun 28 Feb 2010 05:35:31 PM UTC
License: GNU General Public License v3 or later
Development Status: 6 - Mature
GNU RCS (Revision Control System) 5.10.1 is available.
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GNU RCS (Revision Control System) 5.10.0 is available.
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GNU RCS (Revision Control System) 5.9.4 is available.
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On the project page for RCS on savannah, the intro blurb now has a proper link to CVS, as well as a link to the tip jar page.
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