RLOG(1)RLOG(1)NAMErlog - print log messages and other information about RCS files
SYNOPSISrlog [ options ] file ...
DESCRIPTIONrlog prints information about RCS files. File names ending in ,v denote
RCS files; all others denote working files. If a working file is given,
rlog tries to find the corresponding RCS file first in an RCS subdirec-
tory and then in the working file's directory, as explained in co(1).
rlog prints the following information for each RCS file: RCS file name,
working file name, head (i.e., the number of the latest revision on the
trunk), default branch, access list, locks, symbolic names, suffix,
total number of revisions, number of revisions selected for printing,
and descriptive text. This is followed by entries for the selected
revisions in reverse chronological order for each branch. For each
revision, rlog prints revision number, author, date/time, state, number
of lines added/deleted (with respect to the previous revision), locker
of the revision (if any), and log message. All times are displayed in
GMT. Without options, rlog prints complete information. The options
below restrict this output.
-L Ignore RCS files that have no locks set. This is convenient in com-
bination with -h, -l, and -R.
-R Print only the name of the RCS file. This is convenient for trans-
lating a working file name into an RCS file name.
-h Print only the RCS file name, working file name, head, default
branch, access list, locks, symbolic names, and suffix.
-t Print the same as -h, plus the descriptive text.
-b Print information about the revisions on the default branch, nor-
mally the highest branch on the trunk.
-ddates
Print information about revisions with a checkin date/time in the
ranges given by the semicolon-separated list of dates. A range of
the form d1<d2 or d2>d1 selects the revisions that were deposited
between d1 and d2 inclusive. A range of the form <d or d> selects
all revisions dated d or earlier. A range of the form d< or >d
selects all revisions dated d or later. A range of the form d
selects the single, latest revision dated d or earlier. The
date/time strings d, d1, and d2 are in the free format explained in
co(1). Quoting is normally necessary, especially for < and >. Note
that the separator is a semicolon.
-l[lockers]
Print information about locked revisions only. In addition, if the
comma-separated list lockers of login names is given, ignore all
locks other than those held by the lockers. For example,
rlog-L -R -lwft RCS/*,v prints the name of RCS files locked by the
user wft.
-rrevisions
prints information about revisions given in the comma-separated list
revisions of revisions and ranges. A range rev1-rev2 means revi-
sions rev1 to rev2 on the same branch, -rev means revisions from the
beginning of the branch up to and including rev, and rev- means
revisions starting with rev to the end of the branch containing rev.
An argument that is a branch means all revisions on that branch. A
range of branches means all revisions on the branches in that range.
-sstates
prints information about revisions whose state attributes match one
of the states given in the comma-separated list states.
-w[logins]
prints information about revisions checked in by users with login
names appearing in the comma-separated list logins. If logins is
omitted, the user's login is assumed.
-Vn Emulate RCS version n when generating logs. See co(1) for more.
rlog prints the intersection of the revisions selected with the options
-d, -l, -s, and -w, intersected with the union of the revisions selected
by -b and -r.
EXAMPLESrlog-L-R RCS/*,v
rlog-L-h RCS/*,v
rlog-L-l RCS/*,v
rlog RCS/*,v
The first command prints the names of all RCS files in the subdirectory
RCS that have locks. The second command prints the headers of those
files, and the third prints the headers plus the log messages of the
locked revisions. The last command prints complete information.
DIAGNOSTICS
The exit status is zero if and only if all operations were successful.
IDENTIFICATION
Author: Walter F. Tichy.
Revision Number: 5.0; Release Date: 1990/08/22.
Copyright (C) 1982, 1988, 1989 by Walter F. Tichy.
Copyright (C) 1990 by Paul Eggert.
SEE ALSOci(1), co(1), ident(1), rcs(1), rcsdiff(1), rcsintro(1), rcsmerge(1),
rcsfile(5)
Walter F. Tichy, RCS--A System for Version Control, Software--Practice &
Experience 15, 7 (July 1985), 637-654.
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