RCSFREEZE(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual RCSFREEZE(1)NAMErcsfreeze - freeze a configuration of sources checked in
under RCS
SYNOPSISrcsfreeze [name]
DESCRIPTIONrcsfreeze assigns a symbolic revision number to a set of RCS
files that form a valid configuration.
The idea is to run rcsfreeze each time a new version is
checked in. A unique symbolic name (C_number, where number
is increased each time rcsfreeze is run) is then assigned to
the most recent revision of each RCS file of the main trunk.
An optional name argument to rcsfreeze gives a symbolic name
to the configuration. The unique identifier is still gen-
erated and is listed in the log file but it will not appear
as part of the symbolic revision name in the actual RCS
files.
A log message is requested from the user for future refer-
ence.
The shell script works only on all RCS files at one time.
All changed files must be checked in already. Run
rcsclean(1) first and see whether any sources remain in the
current directory.
FILES
RCS/.rcsfreeze.ver
version number
RCS/.rcsfreeze.log
log messages, most recent first
AUTHOR
Stephan v. Bechtolsheim
SEE ALSOco(1), rcs(1), rcsclean(1), rlog(1)BUGSrcsfreeze does not check whether any sources are checked out
and modified.
Although both source file names and RCS file names are
accepted, they are not paired as usual with RCS commands.
Error checking is rudimentary.
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RCSFREEZE(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual RCSFREEZE(1)rcsfreeze is just an optional example shell script, and
should not be taken too seriously. See CVS for a more com-
plete solution.
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