VCS(1) General Commands Manual VCS(1) NAME vcs - version control system utility USAGE vcs [options] [file-specifications] SYNOPSIS Vcs is a simple, easy to use interface to rcs (revision control sys- tem). DESCRIPTION Vcs is a source-control tool which can be used by either the configura- tion manager or developers. Developers should be able to unlock files that they have locked (i.e., with checkin), or to add new subdirecto- ries to a configuration, or to delete them. Vcs uses the rcs utility to maintain a special file in the "RCS" direc- tory (named "RCS,v"). This file controls permission on the creation or deletion of files -- or of the entire directory. OPTIONS -d delete archive-directory leaf. If you are on the access list of the vcs-file within which the directory is appended, and if no files have been archived in the RCS directories within, you may delete the given directories. -i insert archive-directory leaf. If you are on the access list of the vcs-file within which the directory is appended, vcs will cre- ate new archive directories, each of which has an RCS subdirectory. -n no-op mode shows the operations that would be performed, but does not attempt them. -q quiet mode suppresses messages. -u unlock specified files. You must be either the owner of the file, or of at least one lock. If the former, all locks are removed. -x direct vcs to retain the pathname when translating between working and archive files, e.g, "path/name" becomes "path/RCS/name,v". If the "-x" option is not set, "path/name" becomes "./RCS/name,v", and "path/RCS/name,v" becomes "./name". You must specify exactly one of the options "-d", "-i" or "-u". ENVIRONMENT Vcs is written in C, and runs on POSIX systems. Environment variables imported by vcs include: RCS_DEBUG set this variable (e.g., to 1 or 2) to activate debugging-traces in the tool. RCS_DIR identifies the name of the RCS subdirectory, and indirectly the name of the vcs file within that directory. FILES Vcs uses the following files permit to initialize a new vcs-file (i.e., so that its baseline version is compatible). rcs to copy access lists from a parent directory to a newly-inserted directory. ANTICIPATED CHANGES None. SEE ALSO checkin, checkout, ci (1), co (1), rcs (1) AUTHOR: Thomas E. Dickey VCS(1)