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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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