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

SCCS: Source Code Control System XENIX Programming
Saving a Copy of a New Version
The delta command normally removes the edited file after saving it in the s-file. You
can save a copy of this file by using the -n option of the delta command. For example,
the command
delta -n s.demo.c
first saves a new version in the s-file s.demo.c and then saves a copy of the source
version in the file demo.c. You may then display the source file as desired, but you
cannot edit it.
Displaying Helpful Information
An SCCS command displays an error message whenever it encounters an error in a file.
An error message has the form
ERROR [filename ]: message ( code )
where filename is the name of the file being processed, message is a short description of
the error, and code is the alphanumeric error code.
You may use the error code as an argument to the help command to display additional
information about the error. The command has the form
help code
where code is the error code given in an error message. The command displays one or
more lines of text that explain the error and suggest a possible remedy. For example,
the command
helpco1
displays the message
co1:
"not an sees file"
A file that you think is an sees file
does not begin with the characters "s.".
Use the help command whenever you have doubt about the meariing of an error message.
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