Information about the package, rcs, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The rcs package is designed for, Revision Control System (RCS) file version management tools.
Package Name:
rcs
Summary:
Revision Control System (RCS) file version management tools
Description:
The Revision Control System (RCS) is a system for managing multiple versions of files. RCS automates the storage, retrieval, logging, identification and merging of file revisions. RCS is useful for text files that are revised frequently (for example, programs, documentation, graphics, papers and form letters). The rcs package should be installed if you need a system for managing different versions of files.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
5.7
Release:
37.el6
Size:
693 k
Repository:
installed
From Repository:
base
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the rcs package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install rcs
This command will install rcs on the server.
yum remove rcs
This command will un-install rcs on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove rcs, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove rcs
This command will un-install rcs on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove rcs when using the -y flag.
yum update rcs
This command will update rcs to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove rcs, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update rcs
This command will update rcs to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove rcs when using the -y flag.
yum info rcs
This command will show you core information about the rcs package.
yum deplist rcs
This command will show you the dependencies for rcs. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update rcs
This command will check if there is an update waiting on rcs. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.