The RCS MINI-HOWTO: RCS and emacs(1) Version Control.

Next Previous Contents

## 8. RCS and `emacs(1)` Version Control.

The Version Control facility of `emacs(1)` works as a front end to RCS. This information applies specifically to Version 19.34 of GNU Emacs, which is provided with the major Linux distributions. When editing a file with `emacs(1)` which is registered with RCS, the command `vc-toggle-read-only` (bound to `C-x C-q` by default) will check a file in to the emacs's Version Control, and then into RCS. Emacs will open a buffer where you can type a log message to be included in the RCS log. When you are finished typing a log entry, type `C-c C-c` to terminate your input and proceed with the check-in process.

If you have selected strict locking for the file with RCS, you must re-lock the file for editing by `emacs(1)`. You can check the file out for emacs's Version Control with the command `%` in buffer-menu mode.

For more information, see the GNU Emacs Manual and the Emacs info pages.

Next Previous Contents