NAME

sccs-init - create a new SCCS repository in the given directory

SYNOPSIS

sccs init [options] [directory1 .. directoryn]

DESCRIPTION

The init subcommand creates a new SCCS repository in the given list of directories. If no directory argument is given, the current working directory is used.

This subcommand is a project extension that does not exist in historic sccs implementations.

OPTIONS

-f

Force initialization even if already initialized. This also permits one to create a SCCS repository inside an existing repository.

-i

Select in tree mode for the SCCS history files. The history files are kept in a directory SCCS inside the directory where the g-files are located. The default is to create an off tree repository that keeps the history files in a shadow tree under .sccs/data.

-s

Create a new repository with separately managed files does not support project bundling.

EXAMPLES

To create a new SCCS repository in the current directory call:

sccs init .

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

See environ(7) for descriptions of the following environment variables that affect the execution of sccs-init(1): LANG, LC_ALL, LC_CTYPE, LC_MESSAGES, and NLSPATH.

SCCS_NO_HELP

If set, sccs init will not automatically call help(1) with the SCCS error code in order to print a more helpful error message. Scripts that depend on the exact error messages of SCCS commands should set the environment variable SCCS_NO_HELP and set LC_ALL=C.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:

SEE ALSO

sccs(1), sccs-add(1), sccs-admin(1), sccs-branch(1), sccs-cdc(1), sccs-check(1), sccs-clean(1), sccs-comb(1), sccs-commit(1), sccs-create(1), sccs-cvt(1), sccs-deledit(1), sccs-delget(1), sccs-delta(1), sccs-diffs(1), sccs-edit(1), sccs-editor(1), sccs-enter(1), sccs-fix(1), sccs-get(1), sccs-help(1), sccs-histfile(1), sccs-info(1), sccs-istext(1), sccs-ldiffs(1), sccs-log(1), sccs-print(1), sccs-prs(1), sccs-prt(1), sccs-rcs2sccs(1), sccs-remove(1), sccs-rename(1), sccs-rmdel(1), sccs-root(1), sccs-sact(1), sccs-sccsdiff(1), sccs-status(1), sccs-tell(1), sccs-unedit(1), sccs-unget(1), sccs-val(1), what(1), sccschangeset(5), sccsfile(5).

BUGS

None currently known.

Mail bugs and suggestions to schilytools@mlists.in-berlin.de or open a ticket at https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools/issues.

The mailing list archive may be found at:

https://mlists.in-berlin.de/mailman/listinfo/schilytools-mlists.in-berlin.de.

AUTHOR

sccs init was originally written by Joerg Schilling in 2015 and is now maintained by the schilytools project authors.

SOURCE DOWNLOAD

The source code for SCCS is included in the schilytools project and may be retrieved from the schilytools project at Codeberg at

https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools.

The download directory is

https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools/releases.