CS-RCS - a free revision control system for Windows

What is CS-RCS?

ComponentSoftware RCS (CS-RCS) manages document revisions. Use it to monitor changes made in files that are accessed by standalone or networked workstations.

CS-RCS Documents

CS-RCS handles all types of documents including program files, HTML documents, MS-Word and Excel documents, pictures and drawings.

CS-RCS commands are invoked by selecting the desired document(s) and right-clicking on it. The Check-in command stores the current state of the document. Using the Retrieve Revision command, you can easily revert to any previous revision.

CS-RCS Revision Manager

The CS-RCS Revision Manager displays a detailed audit trail showing all document revisions, with information about who made them, when and what was the reason of the change.

You can easily retrieve any revision or examine the differences between any two revisions.

CS-RCS Document Explorer

The CS-RCS Document Explorer shows you the global picture. You can comfortably determine the status of all documents and apply CS-RCS commands to any selection.

CS-RCS allows you to:

• Retrieve any revision by any criteria anytime. Each revision is marked with a unique revision number, revision date, author name, optional symbolic name, and descriptive comment.
• Conveniently see what was changed between any two revisions. You can study the evolution of a function throughout its lifetime.
• Never lose any work because you can always backtrack. This is critical when there is a deadline and the last revision worked better.
• Work with binary files. You can maintain revisions of binary files such as MS-Word documents, pictures, drawings, etc..
• Save disk space. Since only the differences between revisions are saved, the archive file size is kept to the minimum size.

In a workgroup environment, ComponentSoftware RCS additionally allows you to:

• Avoid two users modifying the same file at the same time. ComponentSoftware RCS maintains a "lock" for each file. Optionally, every user can maintain a distinct working area (“sandbox”) for editing and testing.
• Know when there is an updated revision of a shared document. ComponentSoftware RCS notifies you whenever a coworker checks-in a new revision.
• Know who does what and when. This simplifies communication between users, and smoothes out the whole development process.
• Use variety of servers and networks. Any file server can be used to keep the RCS archive files. Network connection can be LAN, corporate wide-area network, dial-up connection and the Internet.

ComponentSoftware RCS was designed to handle UNIX machines and Windows machines using the same RCS archive repository. In a multi-platform environment, ComponentSoftware RCS additionally allows:

• Users on UNIX and Windows machines to share common files. This option increases reusability and stability of products that target both UNIX and Windows platforms.

• Transparently convert text files UNIX-to-DOS and DOS-to-UNIX. ComponentSoftware RCS takes care of the line-break sequence that is different for UNIX and Windows/DOS files.

Note: To access UNIX files from PCs, you may use public-domain Samba (UNIX SMB server)!

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