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NAME

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

9       rcsfreeze [name]
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DESCRIPTION

12       rcsfreeze assigns a symbolic revision number to a set of RCS files that
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15       The idea is to run rcsfreeze each time a new version is checked in.   A
16       unique  symbolic  name  (C_number,  where number is increased each time
17       rcsfreeze is run) is then assigned to the most recent revision of  each
18       RCS file of the main trunk.
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20       An  optional  name  argument  to rcsfreeze gives a symbolic name to the
21       configuration.  The unique identifier is still generated and is  listed
22       in the log file but it will not appear as part of the symbolic revision
23       name in the actual RCS files.
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25       A log message is requested from the user for future reference.
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27       The shell script works only on all RCS files at one time.  All  changed
28       files  must  be  checked  in  already.   Run  rcsclean(1) first and see
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FILES

32       RCS/.rcsfreeze.ver
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AUTHOR

39       Stephan v. Bechtolsheim
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SEE ALSO

42       co(1), rcs(1), rcsclean(1), rlog(1)
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BUGS

45       rcsfreeze does not check whether any sources are checked out and  modi‐
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48       Although  both  source file names and RCS file names are accepted, they
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53       rcsfreeze is just an optional example shell script, and should  not  be
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58GNU                               1990/11/13                      RCSFREEZE(1)