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(emacs)Basic VC Editing

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Basic Editing under Version Control
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   The principal VC command is an all-purpose command that performs
either locking or check-in, depending on the situation.

`C-x C-q'
`C-x v v'
     Perform the next logical version control operation on this file.

   Strictly speaking, the command for this job is `vc-next-action',
bound to `C-x v v'.  However, the normal meaning of `C-x C-q' is to
make a read-only buffer writable, or vice versa; we have extended it to
do the same job properly for files managed by version control, by
performing the appropriate version control operations.  When you type
`C-x C-q' on a registered file, it acts like `C-x v v'.

   The precise action of this command depends on the state of the file,
and whether the version control system uses locking or not.  SCCS and
RCS normally use locking; CVS normally does not use locking.

VC with Locking

RCS in its default mode, SCCS, and optionally CVS.

Without Locking

Without locking: default mode for CVS.

Advanced C-x C-q

Advanced features available with a prefix argument.

Log Buffer

Features available in log entry buffers.