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--- version_control:introduction_to_version_control_systems [2016/11/27 23:44] – mithat
+++ version_control:introduction_to_version_control_systems [2019/02/21 18:50] – [Backing up is not a core function!] mithat
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   * [[https://www.mercurial-scm.org/|Mercurial]]: An elegant distributed system.
   * [[http://bazaar.canonical.com/en/|Bazaar]]: Originally proprietary (Canonical), now FOSS.
-  * [[http://www.nongnu.org/cvs/|CVS]]: A classic. Despised by many.
+  * [[http://subversion.apache.org/|SVN]]: "CVS done right," once very popular.
-  * [[http://subversion.apache.org/|SVN]]: "CVS done right." Once very popular.
+  * [[http://www.nongnu.org/cvs/|CVS]]: A classic and despised by many.
 ===== Primary functions =====
   * Create a **repository** to store all the source code for a project.
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   * Permit moving back and forth through different **revisions** (i.e., the history) of the project.
   * Allow **branching** and **merging** of revisions.
-  * Let multiple users (a team) share and integrate code.
+  * Let multiple users (a team) **share and integrate** code.
 ===== Backing up is not a core function! =====
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   * The VCS you use may suck as a backup system.
   * Backing up is something you may or may not get "for free."
-  * Depending on the VCS you use, if you lose the repository, you may lose all the history---or the entire project.
+  * With some VCS, if you lose the repository, you lose all the history or even the entire project.
 ===== Centralized versus distributed =====
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   * **revision**: a snapshot of the state of a project at a given moment.
   * When a meaningful change to the code of a project is completed, a **revision** incorporating that change is **committed** (placed) into the repository.
-  * Also called **commits**, **snapshots**, and **changesets**.
+  * Also called a **commit**, **snapshot**, or **changeset**.
   * If needed, differences between the most recent state and older revisions can be determined.
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 ===== Releases and versions =====
   * A **release** or a **version** is a revision that has has been published for general use.
-  * An arbitrary determination made by the developers, not necessarily a VCS concept.
+    * An arbitrary determination made by the developers, not necessarily a VCS concept.
   * Typically there are several revisions (commits) between releases/versions.