HP-UX Reference (11i v3 07/02) - 1 User Commands N-Z (vol 2)

rcs(1) rcs(1)

Lock revision 38.1 of ﬁle vision,v

so that only the locker is permitted to check in (see ci(1)) the next

revision of the ﬁle. This command prevents two or more people from simultaneously revising the same ﬁle

and inadvertently overwriting each other’s work.

rcs -l38.1 vision,v

WARNINGS

All rcs command options are available to anyone whose name appears in the ﬁle access list, including

those to add and delete names in the access list, change strict locking, etc. If these options must be res-

tricted, other security methods should be employed. Also see previous note regarding Access Control Lists.

AUTHOR

rcs was developed by Walter F. Tichy.