rlog(1) 																   rlog(1)

NAME

       rlog - print log messages and other information about RCS files

SYNOPSIS

       rlog [options] file...

DESCRIPTION

       rlog prints information about RCS files.

       Pathnames matching an RCS suffix denote RCS files; all others denote working files. Names are paired as explained in ci(1).

       rlog  prints  the following information for each RCS file: RCS pathname, working pathname, 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  print-
       ing,  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  revi-
       sion), locker of the revision (if any), and log message. All times are displayed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Without options, rlog
       prints complete information. The options below restrict this output.  Ignore RCS files that have no locks set. This is convenient in combi-
       nation  with  -h, -l, and -R.  Print only the name of the RCS file. This is convenient for translating a working pathname into an RCS path-
       name.  Print only the RCS pathname, working pathname, head, default branch, access list, locks, symbolic names, and suffix.  Print the same
       as  -h,	plus the descriptive text.  Print information about the revisions on the default branch, normally the highest branch on the trunk.
       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 revi-
       sions 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 nec-
       essary, especially for < and >. Note that the separator is a semicolon.	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/* prints the name of RCS files locked by the user wft.  prints information about revisions given in the comma-separated list  revisions
       of  revisions and ranges. A range rev1:rev2 means revisions 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. A branch followed by a
       means the latest revision in that branch. A bare -r with no revisions means the latest revision on the default branch, normally the  trunk.
       prints  information about revisions whose state attributes match one of the states given in the comma-separated list states.  prints infor-
       mation 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.  Emulate RCS version n when generating logs. See co(1) for more.  Use suffixes to characterize RCS files. See ci(1) for
       details.

       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.

RESTRICTIONS

       The  separator  for  revision ranges in the -r option used to be - instead of :, but this leads to confusion when symbolic names contain -.
       For backwards compatibility rlog -r still supports the old - separator, but it warns about this obsolete use.

EXAMPLES

       rlog -L -R RCS/* rlog -L -h RCS/* rlog -L -l RCS/* rlog RCS/*

       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.

ENVIRONMENT

       options prepended to the argument list, separated by spaces.  See ci(1) for details.

DIAGNOSTICS

       The exit status is zero if and only if all operations were successful.

IDENTIFICATION

       Author: Walter F. Tichy.
       Revision Number: 1.1.6.2; Release Date: 1993/10/07.
       Copyright (C) 1982, 1988, 1989 by Walter F. Tichy.
       Copyright (C) 1990, 1991 by Paul Eggert.

SEE ALSO

       ci(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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