MPE/iX Shell and Utilities Reference Manual, Vol 2

rcs(1) MPE/iX Shell and Utilities rcs(1)
–Ffile...
provides an alternate way to specify file names. The given file is a text file contain-
ing a list of file names, one file name per line. rcs changes all the files named in file,
using the options specified on the command line. Multiple –F options may be speci-
fied on the command line, and can either be grouped together or interspersed between
options.
–G sets the
RCS file date to the current date. Normally, when updating, the date stamp of
the
RCS file is set to the check-in date of the head revision.
–I allows rcs to accept redirected input from a file or a pipe instead of standard input.
Input is a sequence of strings separated by lines containing only a single dot.
–i creates and initializes a new RCS file, but does not deposit any revision. If the RCS file
has no path prefix, rcs tries to place it first into the subdirectory RCS, and then into
the current directory. If the
RCS file already exists, an error message is printed.
–K compresses the archive file specified.
–k uncompresses the archive file specified.
–L sets locking to strict. Strict locking means that the owner of a
RCS file is not exempt
from locking for check-in. This option should be used for files that are shared.
–l[rev]
locks the revision with number rev. If a branch is given, the latest revision on that
branch is locked. If rev is omitted, the latest revision on the default branch is locked.
Locking prevents overlapping changes. A lock is removed with ci or the rcs –u
option (see the –u option).
–Nname[:rev]
same as –n, except that it overrides a previous assignment of name.
–nname[:rev]
associates the symbolic name name with the branch or revision rev. rcs prints an
error message if name is already associated with another number. If :rev is omitted,
the symbolic name is deleted. If rev is the empty string, the name is associated with
the head revision.
–O ignores any default options found in the local configuration file.
–orange
deletes (outdates) the revisions given by range. A range consisting of a single revi-
sion number means that revision only. A range consisting of a branch number means
the latest revision on that branch. If you delete the default branch, the default branch
is reset to the trunk. A range of the form rev1–rev2 means revisions rev1 to rev2 on
the same branch; – rev means from the beginning of the branch containing rev up to
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