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diff --git a/upstream/opensuse-leap-15-6/man1/rcs.1 b/upstream/opensuse-leap-15-6/man1/rcs.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5aea90f4 --- /dev/null +++ b/upstream/opensuse-leap-15-6/man1/rcs.1 @@ -0,0 +1,521 @@ +.ds Rv 5.9.4 +.ds Dt 2015-01-22 +.ds i \&\s-1ISO\s0 +.ds r \&\s-1RCS\s0 +.ds u \&\s-1UTC\s0 +.ds o \*r file +.if n .ds - \%-- +.if t .ds - \(em +.if !\n(.g \{\ +. if !\w|\*(lq| \{\ +. ds lq `` +. if \w'\(lq' .ds lq "\(lq +. \} +. if !\w|\*(rq| \{\ +. ds rq '' +. if \w'\(rq' .ds rq "\(rq +. \} +.\} +.TH RCS 1 "\*(Dt" "GNU RCS \*(Rv" +.SH NAME +rcs \- change \*o attributes +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B rcs +.IR "options file " .\|.\|. +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B rcs +creates new \*os or changes attributes of existing ones. +An \*o contains multiple revisions of text, +an access list, a change log, +descriptive text, +and some control attributes. +For +.B rcs +to work, the caller's login name must be on the access list, +except if the access list is empty, the caller is the owner of the file +or the superuser, or +the +.B \-i +option is present. +.PP +Filenames matching an \*r suffix denote \*os; +all others denote working files. +Names are paired as explained in +.BR ci (1). +Revision numbers use the syntax described in +.BR ci (1). +.SH OPTIONS +.TP +.B \-i +Create and initialize a new \*o, but do not deposit any revision. +If the \*o name has no directory component, try to place it +first into the subdirectory +.BR ./RCS , +and then into the current directory. +If the \*o +already exists, print an error message. +.TP +.BI \-a "logins" +Append the login names appearing in the comma-separated list +.I logins +to the access list of the \*o. +.TP +.BI \-A "oldfile" +Append the access list of +.I oldfile +to the access list of the \*o. +.TP +.BR \-e [\f2logins\fP] +Erase the login names appearing in the comma-separated list +.I logins +from the access list of the \*o. +If +.I logins +is omitted, erase the entire access list. +.TP +.BR \-b [\f2rev\fP] +Set the default branch to +.IR rev . +If +.I rev +is omitted, the default +branch is reset to the (dynamically) highest branch on the trunk. +.TP +.BI \-c string +Set the comment leader to +.IR string . +An initial +.BR ci , +or an +.B "rcs\ \-i" +without +.BR \-c , +guesses the comment leader from the suffix of the working file name. +.RS +.PP +This option is obsolescent, since \*r normally uses the preceding +.B $\&Log$ +line's prefix when inserting log lines during checkout (see +.BR co (1)). +However, older versions of \*r use the comment leader instead of the +.B $\&Log$ +line's prefix, so +if you plan to access a file with both old and new versions of \*r, +make sure its comment leader matches its +.B $\&Log$ +line prefix. +.RE +.TP +.BI \-k subst +Set the default keyword substitution to +.IR subst . +The effect of keyword substitution is described in +.BR co (1). +Giving an explicit +.B \-k +option to +.BR co , +.BR rcsdiff , +and +.B rcsmerge +overrides this default. +Beware +.BR "rcs\ \-kv", +because +.B \-kv +is incompatible with +.BR "co\ \-l". +Use +.B "rcs\ \-kkv" +to restore the normal default keyword substitution. +.TP +.BR \-l [\f2rev\fP] +Lock the revision with number +.IR rev . +If a branch is given, lock the latest revision on that branch. +If +.I rev +is omitted, lock the latest revision on the default branch. +Locking prevents overlapping changes. +If someone else already holds the lock, the lock is broken as with +.B "rcs\ \-u" +(see below). +.TP +.BR \-u [\f2rev\fP] +Unlock the revision with number +.IR rev . +If a branch is given, unlock the latest revision on that branch. +If +.I rev +is omitted, remove the latest lock held by the caller. +Normally, only the locker of a revision can unlock it. +Somebody else unlocking a revision breaks the lock. +If RCS was configured +.BR "\-\-with-mailer" , +then this causes a mail message to be sent to the original locker. +The message contains a commentary solicited from the breaker. +The commentary is terminated by end-of-file or by a line containing +.BR \&. "\ by" +itself. +.TP +.B \-L +Set locking to +.IR strict . +Strict locking means that the owner +of an \*o is not exempt from locking for checkin. +This option should be used for files that are shared. +.TP +.B \-U +Set locking to non-strict. Non-strict locking means that the owner of +a file need not lock a revision for checkin. +This option should +.I not +be used for files that are shared. +Whether default locking is strict is determined by your system administrator, +but it is normally strict. +.TP +\f3\-m\fP\f2rev\fP\f3:\fP[\f2msg\fP] +Replace revision +.IR rev 's +log message with +.IR msg . +If +.I msg +is omitted, it defaults to "*** empty log message ***". +.TP +.B \-M +Do not send mail when breaking somebody else's lock. +This option is not meant for casual use; +it is meant for programs that warn users by other means, and invoke +.B "rcs\ \-u" +only as a low-level lock-breaking operation. +.TP +\f3\-n\fP\f2name\fP[\f3:\fP[\f2rev\fP]] +Associate the symbolic name +.I name +with the branch or +revision +.IR rev . +Delete the symbolic name if both +.B : +and +.I rev +are omitted; otherwise, print an error message if +.I name +is already associated with +another number. +If +.I rev +is symbolic, it is expanded before association. +A +.I rev +consisting of a branch number followed by a +.B .\& +stands for the current latest revision in the branch. +A +.B : +with an empty +.I rev +stands for the current latest revision on the default branch, +normally the trunk. +For example, +.BI "rcs\ \-n" name ":\ RCS/*" +associates +.I name +with the current latest revision of all the named \*os; +this contrasts with +.BI "rcs\ \-n" name ":$\ RCS/*" +which associates +.I name +with the revision numbers extracted from keyword strings +in the corresponding working files. +.TP +\f3\-N\fP\f2name\fP[\f3:\fP[\f2rev\fP]] +Act like +.BR \-n , +except override any previous assignment of +.IR name . +.TP +.BI \-o range +deletes (\*(lqoutdates\*(rq) the revisions given by +.IR range . +A range consisting of a single revision number means that revision. +A range consisting of a branch number means the latest revision on that +branch. +A range of the form +.IB rev1 : rev2 +means +revisions +.I rev1 +to +.I rev2 +on the same branch, +.BI : rev +means from the beginning of the branch containing +.I rev +up to and including +.IR rev , +and +.IB rev : +means +from revision +.I rev +to the end of the branch containing +.IR rev . +None of the outdated revisions can have branches or locks. +.TP +.B \-q +Run quietly; do not print diagnostics. +.TP +.B \-I +Run interactively, even if the standard input is not a terminal. +.TP +.B \-s\f2state\fP\f1[\fP:\f2rev\fP\f1]\fP +Set the state attribute of the revision +.I rev +to +.IR state . +If +.I rev +is a branch number, assume the latest revision on that branch. +If +.I rev +is omitted, assume the latest revision on the default branch. +Any identifier is acceptable for +.IR state . +A useful set of states +is +.B Exp +(for experimental), +.B Stab +(for stable), and +.B Rel +(for +released). +By default, +.BR ci (1) +sets the state of a revision to +.BR Exp . +.TP +.BR \-t [\f2file\fP] +Write descriptive text from the contents of the named +.I file +into the \*o, deleting the existing text. +The +.IR file +name cannot begin with +.BR \- . +If +.I file +is omitted, obtain the text from standard input, +terminated by end-of-file or by a line containing +.BR \&. "\ by" +itself. +Prompt for the text if interaction is possible; see +.BR \-I . +With +.BR \-i , +descriptive text is obtained +even if +.B \-t +is not given. +.TP +.BI \-t\- string +Write descriptive text from the +.I string +into the \*o, deleting the existing text. +.TP +.B \-T +Preserve the modification time on the \*o +unless a revision is removed. +This option can suppress extensive recompilation caused by a +.BR make (1) +dependency of some copy of the working file on the \*o. +Use this option with care; it can suppress recompilation even when it is needed, +i.e. when a change to the \*o +would mean a change to keyword strings in the working file. +.TP +.BI \-V +Print \*r's version number. +.TP +.BI \-V n +Emulate \*r version +.IR n . +See +.BR co (1) +for details. +.TP +.BI \-x "suffixes" +Use +.I suffixes +to characterize \*os. +See +.BR ci (1) +for details. +.TP +.BI \-z zone +Use +.I zone +as the default time zone. +This option has no effect; +it is present for compatibility with other \*r commands. +.PP +At least one explicit option must be given, +to ensure compatibility with future planned extensions +to the +.B rcs +command. +.SH COMPATIBILITY +The +.BI \-b rev +option generates an \*o that cannot be parsed by \*r version 3 or earlier. +.PP +The +.BI \-k subst +options (except +.BR \-kkv ) +generate an \*o that cannot be parsed by \*r version 4 or earlier. +.PP +Use +.BI "rcs \-V" n +to make an \*o acceptable to \*r version +.I n +by discarding information that would confuse version +.IR n . +.PP +\*r version 5.5 and earlier does not support the +.B \-x +option, and requires a +.B ,v +suffix on an \*o name. +.SH FILES +.B rcs +accesses files much as +.BR ci (1) +does, +except that it uses the effective user for all accesses, +it does not write the working file or its directory, +and it does not even read the working file unless a revision number of +.B $ +is specified. +.SH ENVIRONMENT +.TP +.B \s-1RCSINIT\s0 +Options prepended to the argument list, separated by spaces. +A backslash escapes spaces within an option. +The +.B \s-1RCSINIT\s0 +options are prepended to the argument lists of most \*r commands. +Useful +.B \s-1RCSINIT\s0 +options include +.BR \-q , +.BR \-V , +.BR \-x , +and +.BR \-z . +.TP +.B \s-1RCS_MEM_LIMIT\s0 +Normally, for speed, commands either memory map or copy into memory +the \*o if its size is less than the +.IR memory-limit , +currently defaulting to ``unlimited''. +Otherwise (or if the initially-tried speedy ways fail), +the commands fall back to using +standard i/o routines. +You can adjust the memory limit by setting +.B \s-1RCS_MEM_LIMIT\s0 +to a numeric value +.IR lim +(measured in kilobytes). +An empty value is silently ignored. +As a side effect, specifying +.B \s-1RCS_MEM_LIMIT\s0 +inhibits fall-back to slower routines. +.TP +.B \s-1TMPDIR\s0 +Name of the temporary directory. +If not set, the environment variables +.B \s-1TMP\s0 +and +.B \s-1TEMP\s0 +are inspected instead and the first value found is taken; +if none of them are set, +a host-dependent default is used, typically +.BR /tmp . +.SH DIAGNOSTICS +The \*o name and the revisions outdated are written to +the diagnostic output. +The exit status is zero if and only if all operations were successful. +.ds EY 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 +.SH IDENTIFICATION +Author: Walter F. Tichy. +.br +Manual Page Revision: \*(Rv; Release Date: \*(Dt. +.br +Copyright \(co 2010-2015 Thien-Thi Nguyen. +.br +Copyright \(co \*(EY Paul Eggert. +.br +Copyright \(co 1982, 1988, 1989 Walter F. Tichy. +.br +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR co (1), +.BR ci (1), +.BR ident (1), +.BR rcsclean (1), +.BR rcsdiff (1), +.BR rcsmerge (1), +.BR rlog (1), +.BR rcsfile (5). +.PP +Walter F. Tichy, +\*r\*-A System for Version Control, +.I "Software\*-Practice & Experience" +.BR 15 , +7 (July 1985), 637-654. +.PP +The full documentation for \*r is maintained as a Texinfo manual. +If the +.BR info (1) +and \*r programs are properly installed at your site, the command +.IP +.B info rcs +.PP +should give you access to the complete manual. +Additionally, the \*r homepage: +.IP +.B http://www.gnu.org/software/rcs/ +.PP +has news and links to the latest release, development site, etc. +.SH BUGS +A catastrophe (e.g. a system crash) can cause \*r to leave behind +a semaphore file that causes later invocations of \*r to claim +that the \*o is in use. +To fix this, remove the semaphore file. +A semaphore file's name typically begins with +.B , +or ends with +.BR _ . +.PP +The separator for revision ranges in the +.B \-o +option used to be +.B \- +instead of +.BR : , +but this leads to confusion when symbolic names contain +.BR \- . +For backwards compatibility +.B "rcs \-o" +still supports the old +.B \- +separator, but it warns about this obsolete use. +.PP +Symbolic names need not refer to existing revisions or branches. +For example, the +.B \-o +option does not remove symbolic names for the outdated revisions; you must use +.B \-n +to remove the names. +.br |