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1.1     ! root        1: .TL
        !             2: RCS Manual
        !             3: .AU
        !             4: Walter F. Tichy
        !             5: .AI
        !             6: Department of Computer Science
        !             7: Purdue University
        !             8: West Lafayette, IN 47906
        !             9: .PP
        !            10: .NH
        !            11: Numbering of Revisions
        !            12: .PP
        !            13: Revisions are organized in a tree that grows from the initial
        !            14: revision. The tree has a main trunk, along which the revisions
        !            15: are normally numbered 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, ... 2.1, 2.2, ...
        !            16: Every revision can sprout several branches. A branch starting
        !            17: at revision X has number X.y, and revisions on that branch have
        !            18: numbers X.y.z. For example, branches starting at revision 1.3
        !            19: are numbered 1.3.1, 1.3.2, and 1.3.3, and revisions
        !            20: on branch 1.3.1 are numbered 1.3.1.1, 1.3.1.2, 1.3.1.3, etc.
        !            21: Note that revisions on branches may sprout new branches, and the numbering
        !            22: works analogously.
        !            23: .PP
        !            24: Revisions and branches may also be labelled symbolically. For instance, 
        !            25: branch 1.3.1 could be labelled "Experimental". Revisions on a labelled 
        !            26: branch can then be identified using the branch label as a prefix. For 
        !            27: example, revision 1.3.1.1 is identified with "Experimental.1". Of course, 
        !            28: it is also possible to give a symbolic name to an individual revision. This 
        !            29: label can then be used to identify the revision and as a prefix for 
        !            30: branches starting with that revision. Note that labels are mapped to 
        !            31: revision numbers. Labels start with letters and are followed by letters, 
        !            32: digits, and underbars. 

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