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Unix version control lore: what, ident
There are a couple of version control commands that deserve wider appreciation: SCCS what and RCS ident . They allow you to find out what source a binary was built from, without having to run it – handy if it is a library! They basically scan a file looking for magic strings that contain version control metadata and…
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Software EngineeringHistory & Retro Computing2024
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| May 13, 2024 | Unix version control lore: what, ident by todsacerdoti | 127 | 28 |
