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.Id $Id: rcsfile.5in,v 5.6 1995/06/05 08:28:35 eggert Exp $
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.TH RCSFILE 5 \*(Dt GNU
.SH NAME
rcsfile \- format of RCS file
.SH DESCRIPTION
An \*r file's
contents are described by the grammar
below.
.PP
The text is free format: space, backspace, tab, newline, vertical
tab, form feed, and carriage return (collectively,
.IR "white space")
have no significance except in strings.
However, white space cannot appear within an id, num, or sym,
and an \*r file must end with a newline.
.PP
Strings are enclosed by
.BR @ .
If a string contains a
.BR @ ,
it must be doubled;
otherwise, strings can contain arbitrary binary data.
.PP
The meta syntax uses the following conventions: `|' (bar) separates
alternatives; `{' and `}' enclose optional phrases; `{' and `}*' enclose
phrases that can be repeated zero or more times;
`{' and '}+' enclose phrases that must appear at least once and can be
repeated;
Terminal symbols are in
.BR boldface ;
nonterminal symbols are in
.IR italics .
.LP
.nr w \w'\f3deltatext\fP '
.nr y \w'\f3newphrase\fP '
.if \nw<\ny .nr w \ny
.nr x \w'\f3branches\fP'
.nr y \w'{ \f3comment\fP'
.if \nx<\ny .nr x \ny
.nr y \w'\f3{ branch\fP'
.if \nx<\ny .nr x \ny
.ta \nwu +\w'::= 'u +\nxu+\w' 'u
.fc #
.nf
\f2rcstext\fP ::= \f2admin\fP {\f2delta\fP}* \f2desc\fP {\f2deltatext\fP}*
.LP
\f2admin\fP ::= \f3head\fP {\f2num\fP}\f3;\fP
{ \f3branch\fP {\f2num\fP}\f3;\fP }
\f3access\fP {\f2id\fP}*\f3;\fP
\f3symbols\fP {\f2sym\fP \f3:\fP \f2num\fP}*\f3;\fP
\f3locks\fP {\f2id\fP \f3:\fP \f2num\fP}*\f3;\fP {\f3strict ;\fP}
{ \f3comment\fP {\f2string\fP}\f3;\fP }
{ \f3expand\fP {\f2string\fP}\f3;\fP }
{ \f2newphrase\fP }*
.LP
\f2delta\fP ::= \f2num\fP
\f3date\fP \f2num\fP\f3;\fP
\f3author\fP \f2id\fP\f3;\fP
\f3state\fP {\f2id\fP}\f3;\fP
\f3branches\fP {\f2num\fP}*\f3;\fP
\f3next\fP {\f2num\fP}\f3;\fP
{ \f2newphrase\fP }*
.LP
\f2desc\fP ::= \f3desc\fP \f2string\fP
.LP
\f2deltatext\fP ::= \f2num\fP
\f3log\fP \f2string\fP
{ \f2newphrase\fP }*
\f3text\fP \f2string\fP
.LP
\f2num\fP ::= {\f2digit\fP | \f3.\fP}+
.LP
\f2digit\fP ::= \f30\fP | \f31\fP | \f32\fP | \f33\fP | \f34\fP | \f35\fP | \f36\fP | \f37\fP | \f38\fP | \f39\fP
.LP
\f2id\fP ::= {\f2num\fP} \f2idchar\fP {\f2idchar\fP | \f2num\fP}*
.LP
\f2sym\fP ::= {\f2digit\fP}* \f2idchar\fP {\f2idchar\fP | \f2digit\fP}*
.LP
\f2idchar\fP ::= any visible graphic character except \f2special\fP
.LP
\f2special\fP ::= \f3$\fP | \f3,\fP | \f3.\fP | \f3:\fP | \f3;\fP | \f3@\fP
.LP
\f2string\fP ::= \f3@\fP{any character, with \f3@\fP doubled}*\f3@\fP
.LP
\f2newphrase\fP ::= \f2id\fP \f2word\fP* \f3;\fP
.LP
\f2word\fP ::= \f2id\fP | \f2num\fP | \f2string\fP | \f3:\fP
.fi
.PP
Identifiers are case sensitive. Keywords are in lower case only.
The sets of keywords and identifiers can overlap.
In most environments \*r uses the \s-1ISO\s0 8859/1 encoding:
visible graphic characters are codes 041\-176 and 240\-377,
and white space characters are codes 010\-015 and 040.
.PP
Dates, which appear after the
.B date
keyword, are of the form
\f2Y\fP\f3.\fP\f2mm\fP\f3.\fP\f2dd\fP\f3.\fP\f2hh\fP\f3.\fP\f2mm\fP\f3.\fP\f2ss\fP,
where
.I Y
is the year,
.I mm
the month (01\-12),
.I dd
the day (01\-31),
.I hh
the hour (00\-23),
.I mm
the minute (00\-59),
and
.I ss
the second (00\-60).
.I Y
contains just the last two digits of the year
for years from 1900 through 1999,
and all the digits of years thereafter.
Dates use the Gregorian calendar; times use UTC.
.PP
The
.I newphrase
productions in the grammar are reserved for future extensions
to the format of \*r files.
No
.I newphrase
will begin with any keyword already in use.
.PP
The
.I delta
nodes form a tree. All nodes whose numbers
consist of a single pair
(e.g., 2.3, 2.1, 1.3, etc.)
are on the trunk, and are linked through the
.B next
field in order of decreasing numbers.
The
.B head
field in the
.I admin
node points to the head of that sequence (i.e., contains
the highest pair).
The
.B branch
node in the admin node indicates the default
branch (or revision) for most \*r operations.
If empty, the default
branch is the highest branch on the trunk.
.PP
All
.I delta
nodes whose numbers consist of
.RI 2 n
fields
.RI ( n \(>=2)
(e.g., 3.1.1.1, 2.1.2.2, etc.)
are linked as follows.
All nodes whose first
.RI 2 n \-1
number fields are identical are linked through the
.B next
field in order of increasing numbers.
For each such sequence,
the
.I delta
node whose number is identical to the first
.RI 2 n \-2
number fields of the deltas on that sequence is called the branchpoint.
The
.B branches
field of a node contains a list of the
numbers of the first nodes of all sequences for which it is a branchpoint.
This list is ordered in increasing numbers.
.LP
The following diagram shows an example of an \*r file's organization.
.if !\np \{\
.nf
.vs 12
.ne 36
.cs 1 20
.eo
Head
|
|
v / \
--------- / \
/ \ / \ | | / \ / \
/ \ / \ | 2.1 | / \ / \
/ \ / \ | | / \ / \
/1.2.1.3\ /1.3.1.1\ | | /1.2.2.2\ /1.2.2.1.1.1\
--------- --------- --------- --------- -------------
^ ^ | ^ ^
| | | | |
| | v | |
/ \ | --------- / \ |
/ \ | \ 1.3 / / \ |
/ \ ---------\ / / \-----------
/1.2.1.1\ \ / /1.2.2.1\
--------- \ / ---------
^ | ^
| | |
| v |
| --------- |
| \ 1.2 / |
----------------------\ /---------
\ /
\ /
|
|
v
---------
\ 1.1 /
\ /
\ /
\ /
.ec
.cs 1
.vs
.fi
.\}
.if \np \{\
.PS
define triangle_down '
box invis $1 ""
{ line from last box.s to last box.nw to last box.ne to last box.s }
'
define triangle_up '
box invis "" $1
{ line from last box.n to last box.sw to last box.se to last box.n }
'
down
box invis "Head" height boxht/2
arrow
box "2.1"
arrow
triangle_down("1.3")
{
spline -> from 1/2 between last box.nw and last box.s left then up
triangle_up("1.3.1.1")
}
arrow
B12: triangle_down("1.2")
{
spline -> from 1/2 between B12.nw and B12.s left then left then left then up
triangle_up("1.2.1.1")
arrow
triangle_up("1.2.1.3")
}
{
spline -> from 1/2 between B12.ne and B12.s right then up
triangle_up("1.2.2.1")
{
spline -> from 1/2 between last box.se and last box.n right then up then up
triangle_up("\s-21.2.2.1.1.1\s0")
}
arrow
triangle_up("1.2.2.2")
}
arrow
triangle_down("1.1")
.PE
.\}
.PP
.SH IDENTIFICATION
.de VL
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Author: Walter F. Tichy,
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907.
.br
Manual Page Revision: \*(Rv; Release Date: \*(Dt.
.br
Copyright \(co 1982, 1988, 1989 Walter F. Tichy.
.br
Copyright \(co 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 Paul Eggert.
.SH SEE ALSO
rcsintro(1), ci(1), co(1), ident(1), rcs(1), rcsclean(1), rcsdiff(1),
rcsmerge(1), rlog(1)
.br
Walter F. Tichy,
\*r\*-A System for Version Control,
.I "Software\*-Practice & Experience"
.BR 15 ,
7 (July 1985), 637-654.
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