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Diff for /src/usr.bin/rcs/rcs.1 between version 1.39 and 1.40

version 1.39, 2006/04/27 09:49:50 version 1.40, 2006/04/27 09:53:31
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 character.  character.
 .El  .El
 .Sh KEYWORD SUBSTITUTION  .Sh KEYWORD SUBSTITUTION
 As long as you edit source files inside a working directory you  As long as source files are edited inside a working directory,
 can always find out the state of your files via the  their state can be determined using the
 .Xr cvs 1  .Xr cvs 1
 .Ic status  .Ic status
 or  or
 .Ic log  .Ic log
 commands, but as soon as files get exported from  commands, but as soon as files get exported from
 your local working copy, it becomes harder to identify which  a local working copy, it becomes harder to identify which
 revisions they are.  revisions they are.
 .Pp  .Pp
 .Nm  .Nm
 and  and
 .Xr cvs 1  .Xr cvs 1
 can use a mechanism known as  use a mechanism known as
 .Sq keyword substitution  .Sq keyword substitution
 to help identify the files.  to help identify the files.
 Embedded strings of the form $keyword$ and $keyword:...$ in a file  Embedded strings of the form $keyword$ and $keyword:...$ in a file
 are replaced with strings of the form $keyword: value$ whenever you  are replaced with strings of the form $keyword: value$ whenever
 obtain a new revision of the file.  a new revision of the file is obtained.
 The possible keywords are as follows:  The possible keywords are as follows:
 .Bl -tag -width "XrevisionXX" -offset "XXX"  .Bl -tag -width "XrevisionXX" -offset "XXX"
 .It $\&Author$  .It $\&Author$
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