Intel XENIX 286 Programmers Guide (86) - Tenox.tc

XENIX Programming sees: Source Code Control System
Creating an s-file
You can create an s-file from an existing text file using the -i (for "initialize") option of
the admin command. The command has the form
admin -ifilename s. filename
where -ifilename gives the name of the text file from which the s-file is to be created,
and s.filename is the name of the new s-file. The name must begin with s. and must be
unique; no other s-file in the same directory may have the same name. For example,
suppose the file named demo.c contains the short C language program
#include
main ()
{
printf("This is version 1.1 \n");
}
To create an s-file, type
admin -idemo.c s.demo.c
This command creates the s-file s.demo.c and copies the first delta describing the
contents of demo.c to this new file. The first delta is numbered 1.1.
After creating an s-file, the original text file should be removed using the rm command.
It is no longer needed. If you wish to view the text file or make changes to it, you can
retrieve the file using the get command described in the next section.
When you are first creating an s-file, the admin command may display the warning
message
No id keywords (cm7)
In general, this message can be ignored unless you have specifically included keywords in
your file (see the section "Using Identification Keywords" later in this chapter).
Note that only a user with write permission in the directory containing the s-file may
use the admin command on that file. This protects the file from adm inistration by
unauthorized users.
Retrieving a File for Reading
You can retrieve a file for reading from a given s-file by using the get command. The
command has the form
get s.filename • • .
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