SliTaz Repositories

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     1.4 +The Revision Control System (RCS) manages multiple revisions of files.
     1.5 +RCS automates the storing, retrieval, logging, identification, and merging
     1.6 +of revisions.
     1.7 +RCS is useful for text that is revised frequently, including source code,
     1.8 +programs, documentation, graphics, papers, and form letters.
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    1.10 +RCS was first developed by Walter F. Tichy at Purdue University in the early
    1.11 +1980s -- paper: RCS: A System for Version Control (1991) (troff, PostScript, PDF).
    1.12 +See also the Purdue RCS Homepage.
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    1.14 +RCS design is an improvement from its predecessor Source Code Control System (SCCS)
    1.15 +(see GNU CSSC).
    1.16 +The improvements include an easier user interface and improved storage of versions
    1.17 +for faster retrieval.
    1.18 +RCS improves performance by storing an entire copy of the most recent version and
    1.19 +then stores reverse differences (called "deltas").
    1.20 +RCS uses GNU Diffutils to find the differences between versions.