1RCSFREEZE(1L)                                                    RCSFREEZE(1L)
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NAME

6       rcsfreeze - freeze a configuration of sources checked in under RCS
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SYNOPSIS

9       rcsfreeze [symbolic revision name]
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DESCRIPTION

12       The  rcsfreeze command has the purpose of assigning a symbolic revision
13       number to a set of RCS files, which form a valid configuration.
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15       The idea is to run rcsfreeze each time a new version is checked  in.  A
16       unique  symbolic  revision  number (C_number, where number is increased
17       each time rcsfreeze is run) is then assigned to the most  recent  revi‐
18       sion of each RCS file of the main trunk.
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20       If  the command is invoked with an argument, then this argument is used
21       as the symbolic name to freeze a configuration.  The unique  identifier
22       is still generated and is listed in the log file but it will not appear
23       as part of the symbolic revision name in the actual RCS files.
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25       A log message is requested from the user which is saved for future ref‐
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28       The shell script works only on all RCS files at one time.  It is impor‐
29       tant that all changed files are checked in (there  are  no  precautions
30       against  any  error  in  this  respect). Run rcsclean(1L) first and see
31       whether any sources remain in the current directory.
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FILES

34       [RCS/]rcsfreeze.version  for the version number
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36       [RCS/]rscfreeze.log      for the log messages, most recent log  message
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AUTHOR

40       Stephan v. Bechtolsheim
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SEE ALSO

43       rcs(1L), rlog(1L), rcsclean(1L)
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BUGS

46       The  program  does  not check whether there are any sources checked out
47       and modified.
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51Purdue University                                                RCSFREEZE(1L)