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NAME
bk filetypes - summary of BitKeeper file types
DESCRIPTION
For each file under revision control, there are a number of files asso-
ciated with the main file. The following list describes the purpose of
each file:
<foo> "gfile" - the "gotten" file; this is your source file
SCCS/s.<foo> "sfile" - the revision history of all versions of the
gfile
SCCS/x.<foo> "xfile" - a temporary file which contains the new version
of the sfile under construction. When the check-in is
finished, the sfile is removed and the xfile is moved into
its place.
SCCS/c.<foo> "cfile" - a temporary copy of check in comments, currently
used only by bk citool.
SCCS/d.<foo> "dfile" - a temporary file that indicates there is at
least one pending delta in the sfile.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Other than the gfile, accessing any of these files directly is discour-
aged. In the future, all of the meta-files will be virtual. At that
point, there will be interfaces to read them, test for their presence,
and write them.
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