RCS and CVS

rcs version 5.7 and cvs version 1.6 will be installed on the exp tree for AIX tomorrow 11/2/95. The following files will be installed in /exp/rcf/share/bin: 
rcs -> rcs-5.7
rcsclean -> rcsclean-5.7
rcsmerge -> rcsmerge-5.7
rcsdiff -> rcsdiff-5.7
rlog -> rlog-5.7
ci -> ci-5.7
co -> co-5.7
ident -> ident-5.7
merge -> merge-5.7
cvsinit -> cvsini-1.6
cvs -> cvs-1.6
mkmodules -> mkmodules-1.6
cvsbug -> cvsbug-1.6
RCS vers. 5.7 will be installed on the exp tree this afternoon and will be available for all platforms tomorrow. The following changes will be made in the /exp/rcf/share/bin directory: 
ci -> ci-5.7
co -> co-5.7
ident -> ident-5.7
merge -> merge-5.7
rcs -> rcs-5.7
rcsclean -> rcsclean-5.7
rcsdiff -> rcsdiff-5.7
rcsmerge -> rcsmerge-5.7
rlog -> rlog-5.7
ci.old -> ci-5.6
co.old -> co-5.6
ident.old -> ident-5.6
rcs.old -> rcs-5.6
csdiff.old -> rcsdiff-5.6
rcsmerge.old -> rcsmerge-5.6
rlog.old -> rlog-5.6
What is RCS:
RCS, the Revision Control System, manages multiple revisions of files. RCS can store, retrieve, log, identify, and merge revisions. It is useful for files that are revised frequently, e.g. programs, documentation, graphics, and papers. RCS creates new RCS files or changes attributes of existing ones. An RCS file contains multiple revisions of text, an access list, a change log, descriptive text, and some control attributes.

CVS vers. 1.6 will be installed on the exp tree this afternoon and will be available for all platforms tomorrow. The following changes will be made in the /exp/rcf/share/bin directory: 

cvs -> cvs-1.6
cvs.old -> cvs-1.3
mkmodules -> mkmodules-1.6
mkmodules.old -> mkmodule-1.3
What is CVS:
cvs is a front end to the rcs(1) revision control system which extends the notion of revision control from a collec- tion of files in a single directory to a hierarchical col- lection of directories consisting of revision controlled files. These directories and files can be combined together to form a software release. cvs provides the functions necessary to manage these software releases and to control the concurrent editing of source files among multiple software developers.