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Multi-User Branching

It is sometimes useful for multiple developers to work simultaneously on different branches of a file. This is possible if you create multiple source directories. Each source directory should have a link named `RCS' which points to a common directory of RCS master files. Then each source directory can have its own choice of versions checked out, but all share the same common RCS records.

This technique works reliably and automatically, provided that the source files contain RCS version headers (see section Inserting Version Control Headers). The headers enable Emacs to be sure, at all times, which version number is present in the work file.

If the files do not have version headers, you must instead tell Emacs explicitly in each session which branch you are working on. To do this, first find the file, then type C-u C-x C-q and specify the correct branch number. This ensures that Emacs knows which branch it is using during this particular editing session.


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