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Fossil Home Page

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Feature Summary:

• Distributed version control
• Integrated, distributed bug tracking and distributed wiki.
• Built-in web interface that supports deep archaeological digs through the project history.
• All network communication via HTTP with proxy support so that everything works from behind restrictive firewalls. Communication is bandwidth-efficient.
• Everything (client, server, and utilities) is included in a single self-contained executable - trivial to install.
• Server runs as CGI, using inetd/xinetd or using its own built-in, stand alone web server.
• Flexible workflow:
  • Disconnected, distributed development like git, monotone, mercurial, and bitkeeper
  • Or, client/server operation like CVS and subversion,
  • Or, operations on local repositories,
  • Or, all of the above at the same time
• Self-hosting since 2007-07-21.
• An entire project contained in single compact disk file (an SQLite database.)
• Uses an enduring file format that is designed to be readable, searchable, and extensible by people not yet born.
• Automatic self-check on repository changes makes it exceedingly unlikely that data will ever be lost because of a software bug.
• License: GPL

User Links:

• FAQ
• The concepts behind fossil
• Quick Start guide to using fossil
• Testimonials from fossil users.
• Questions & Criticisms directed at fossil.
• Building And Installing
• Fossil supports embedded documentation that is versioned along with project source code.
• A tutorial on branching, what it means and how to do it using fossil.
• The automatic self-check mechanism helps insure project integrity.
• Fossil contains a built-in wiki.
• There is a mailing list available for discussing fossil issues.
• Performance statistics taken from real-world projects hosted on fossil.
• Some (unfinished but expanding) extended reference documentation for the fossil command line.

Developer Links:

• Principles Of Operation
• The file format used by every content file stored in the repository.
• The format of deltas used to efficiently store changes between file revisions.
• The encoder algorithm used to efficiently generate deltas.
• The synchronization protocol.