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Searchable Keywords: rcs RCS version 

	RCS is a way of controlling version of files

by checking them out and then checking them in.
If you create a RCS directory in a directory and 
RCS is compiled or the rpm installed on your machine.
You should be able to check in and out the files in that
directory.


On a linux box I found the best way to check out a file
is to use the lock option.      co -l filename
This puts a lock on the file so that no one else can
check it out while you are editing it. It also seems
to make it much more easier to check back in. To check
a file abck in to RCS after using the  -l option use
the force option.  ci -f filename
This will check the file back in but also delete the 
edited file from the working directory.









See also the Solaris notes on RCS in the Solaris notes  directory(s)