Why Use an RCS?
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An RCS helps you manage multiple file revisions by keeping a complete history of changes made to files. You can see how and when a file was changed and quickly return to a previous revision of a file. This capability is crucial for files that are edited frequently, such as program source files, word-processor documents and web documents.

CS-RCS synchronizes changes made to files and enables file sharing for distributed development teams or mobile workers.

CS-RCS is based on revision 5.7 of GNU RCS. GNU RCS was developed by the GNU project and is currently used by thousands, mainly in the UNIX environment. While GNU RCS has an old-fashioned, command-line user interface, CS-RCS has a modern, user-friendly graphical user interface. The CS-RCS user interface is fully integrated with Windows Explorer and its shell.