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"rcsget(man)"

NAME

       rcsget - rcs check-out utility

USAGE

       rcsget [options] [file-specifications]

SYNOPSIS

       Rcsget is a simple interface to rcs (revision control system), which is
       used to extract files from rcs archives.

DESCRIPTION

       Rcsget checks out (extracts) files from an rcs archive which have  been
       checked  in  using rcsput orcheckin.  Rcsput checks in files, retaining
       their modification date as the check-in date.
        Rcsget extracts a given version of one or more files, and  sets  their
       modification date to match the check-in date.

OPTIONS

       Rcsget  is a directory-recursive interface to the co utility which does
       special things with the file modification date.  Most  of  its  options
       are  passed  to  checkout  or co, and then interpreted to determine the
       correct modification date.  Options special to rcsget are:

       -a  permits rcsget to process directory names beginning with ".".

       -d  directs rcsget to scan the rcs directories  to  find  the  list  of
           files  which  are  checked-out.  Otherwise, rcsget will select only
           those files which are already checked-out.

       -L  directs rcsget to follow symbolic links to  subdirectories.   These
           are ignored otherwise.

       -n  no-op  mode  directs rcsget to show what files would be checked out
           without actually checking them out.

       -R  (same  as  -d)  causes  rcsget  to  recur  through  the   specified
           directories.

       -Tpath
           specify  an  alternate  pathname  for  the  checkout utility.  This
           overrides the default "checkout" path.

       Rcsget also recognizes (and acts on) the "-q" (quiet) and "-x"  options
       of checkout.

OPERATIONS

       To  extract  files  using  rcsget,  you must provide one or more names.
       They may be either file or directory names.

       Rcsget resolves names until it  finds  one  of  the  form  "RCS/file,v"
       before invoking co.  If it finds a directory (other than "RCS"), rcsget
       will recur to extract files at lower levels.

ENVIRONMENT

       Rcsget is written in C, and runs on POSIX systems.

FILES

       Rcsget uses the following files:

       checkout
              a  utility  which  invokes  co  and  then  modifies  the  file's
              modification  date  so that it matches the version-date selected
              which was extracted via co.

ANTICIPATED CHANGES

       None.

SEE ALSO

       checkin, checkout, rcsput, ded, co (1)

AUTHOR:

       Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>

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