rcsfile.4 (2010 09)
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rcsfile(4) rcsfile(4)
All <delta> nodes whose numbers consist of 2n fields (n >=2) (for example, 3.1.1.1, 2.1.2.2, etc.) are
linked as follows. All nodes whose first (2n )-1 number fields are identical are linked through the
next
field in order of increasing numbers. For each such sequence, the
<delta> node whose number is ident-
ical to the first 2(n -1) number fields of the deltas on that sequence is called the branchpoint. The
branches field of a node contains a list of the numbers of the first nodes of all sequences for which it is
a branchpoint. This list is ordered in increasing numbers.
EXAMPLES
head
|
|
v
---------
/\ /\ | | /\ /\
/\ /\ |2.1| /\ /\
/\ /\| |/\__/\__
/1.2.1.3\ /1.3.1.1\ | | /1.2.2.2\ /1.2.2.1.1.1\
--------- --------- --------- --------- -------------
^ ^|^ ^
| ||| |
| |v| |
/ \ | --------- / \ |
/ \ | \ 1.3 / / \ |
/ \ ---------\ / / \-----------
/1.2.1.1\ \ / /1.2.2.1\
--------- \ / ---------
^|^
|||
|v|
| --------- |
| \ 1.2 / |
----------------------\ /---------
\/
\/
|
|
v
---------
\ 1.1 /
\/
\/
\/
WARNINGS
RCS is designed to be used with text (ASCII) files only. Using RCS with nontext (binary) files results in
data corruption.
AUTHOR
rcsfile was developed by Walter F. Tichy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Copyright 1982 by Walter F. Tichy.
SEE ALSO
ci(1), co(1), ident(1), rcs(1), rcsdiff(1), rcsmerge(1), rlog(1), rcsintro(5).
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