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diff --git a/devel/fhist/DESCR b/devel/fhist/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..34fcae46b2a --- /dev/null +++ b/devel/fhist/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +The FHist package contains 3 utilities, a file history tool ``fhist'', +a file comparison tool ``fcomp'', and a file merging tool ``fmerge'. +All three are bundled together, because they all use the same algorithm. + +fhist + + Keeps track of versions of a file. It works correctly when given + binary files as input. See fhist(1) for more information. + +fcomp + + Compares two versions of a file, usually line-for- line textual + comparison. It is capable of comparing two binary files byte-for-byte. + See fcomp(1) for more information. + +fmerge + + Merges together edits from two descendants of a file. See fmerge(1) + for more information. + +The history tool presented here, fhist, is a minimal history tool. +It provides no locking or branching. This can be useful in contexts +where the configuration management or change control be being +provided by some other tool. |