Re: Feature request: When revisioning config files... (Brian Cady)
David Levner <[email protected]> Thu, 21 Mar 2024 01:56:39 +0000 (UTC)
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Brian,
I can't speak for the RCS maintainers about incorporating your suggestions =
into RCS. I have found it convenient to write wrapper scripts that improve =
my RCS experience. For example, my scripts contain a 'putlock' command that=
stores a revision of a file and immediately locks the file so I can contin=
ue working on it. I also have an 'edit' command that locks a file and opens=
it in a text editor. It would be easy to combine these two commands to cre=
ate a 'putlockedit' command.
For me, the biggest convenience is my 'put' command. When I type 'put file.=
ext', rcsdiff is run on file.ext and its output is written into a temporary=
file that opens in a text editor. I then review all the changes I've made =
since the last revision and write a multi-line description of my changes. O=
nce I save the temporary file and close the text editor, file.txt is unlock=
ed and my description of the changes is recorded in the RCS file.
David Levner=20
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=C2=A0 =C2=A0 ...it would be great if there was an option to leave the conf=
ig source file in place when storing a version, instead of deleting the sou=
rce file. In this way the to-be-modified config file could then be edited i=
n safety, knowing that one could fall back to the back-up in /RCS/.
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Even better would be an option which would open the config fi=
le in emacs/vim/nano/etc at the same time as storing the old version at /RC=
S/. In this way only one step would get one to modifying config files while=
backing up the old version. One might then rapidly and reversably attempt =
modification to fix a config problem.
Brian
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an't speak for the RCS maintainers about incorporating your suggestions int=
o RCS. I have found it convenient to write wrapper scripts that improve my =
RCS experience. For example, my scripts contain a 'putlock' command that st=
ores a revision of a file and immediately locks the file so I can continue =
working on it. I also have an 'edit' command that locks a file and opens it=
in a text editor. It would be easy to combine these two commands to create=
a 'putlockedit' command.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br><=
/div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">For me, the biggest convenience=
is my 'put' command. When I type 'put file.ext', rcsdiff is run on file.ex=
t and its output is written into a temporary file that opens in a text edit=
or. I then review all the changes I've made since the last revision and wri=
te a multi-line description of my changes. Once I save the temporary file a=
nd close the text editor, file.txt is unlocked and my description of the ch=
anges is recorded in the RCS file.</div><div><br></div><div class=3D"ydp16a=
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nbsp; ...it would be great if there was an option to leave the config sourc=
e file in place when storing a version, instead of deleting the source file=
. In this way the to-be-modified config file could then be edited in safety=
, knowing that one could fall back to the back-up in /RCS/.<br></div><div d=
ir=3D"ltr"> Even better would be an option which would open t=
he config file in emacs/vim/nano/etc at the same time as storing the old ve=
rsion at /RCS/. In this way only one step would get one to modifying config=
files while backing up the old version. One might then rapidly and reversa=
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