Fossil

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<h3>What Is Fossil?</h3>

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<li> [/uv/download.html | Download]
<li> [./quickstart.wiki | Quick Start]
<li> [./build.wiki | Install]
<li> [https://fossil-scm.org/forum | Support/Forum ]
<li> [./hints.wiki | Tips &amp; Hints]
<li> [./changes.wiki | Change Log]
<li> [../COPYRIGHT-BSD2.txt | License]
<li> [./userlinks.wiki | User inks]
<li> [./hacker-howto.wiki | Hacker How-To]
<li> [./fossil-v-git.wiki | Fossil vs. Git]

<li> [./permutedindex.html | Documentation Index]

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<p>Fossil is a simple, high-reliability, distributed software configuration
management system with these advanced features:

      atomic even if interrupted by a power loss or system crash.
      Automatic [./selfcheck.wiki | self-checks] verify that all aspects of
      the repository are consistent prior to each commit.

  8.  <b>Free and Open-Source</b> - Uses the [../COPYRIGHT-BSD2.txt|2-clause BSD license].

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<h3>Latest Release: 2.10 (2019-10-04)</h3>




  *  [/uv/download.html|Download]




  *  [./changes.wiki#v2_10|Change Summary]











































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<h3>Quick Start</h3>




  1.  [/uv/download.html|Download] or install using a package manager or
      [./build.wiki|compile from sources].
  2.  <tt>fossil init</tt> <i>new-repository</i>

  3.  <tt>fossil open</tt> <i>new-repository</i>




  4.  <tt>fossil add</tt> <i>files-or-directories</i>
  5.  <tt>fossil commit -m</tt> "<i>commit message</i>"
  6.  <tt>fossil ui</tt>
  7.  Repeat steps 4, 5, and 6, in any order, as necessary.
      See the [./quickstart.wiki|Quick Start Guide] for more detail.

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<h2>Primary Documents:</h2>
<ul>
<li> <a href='quickstart.wiki'>Quick-start Guide</a>
<li> <a href='history.md'>Purpose and History of Fossil</a>
<li> <a href='build.wiki'>Compiling and installing Fossil</a>
<li> <a href='../COPYRIGHT-BSD2.txt'>License</a>


<li> <a href='$ROOT/help'>List of commands, web-pages, and settings</a>
<li> <a href='userlinks.wiki'>Miscellaneous Docs for Fossil Users</a>
<li> <a href='hacker-howto.wiki'>Fossil Developer's Guide</a>
<li> <a href='http://www.fossil-scm.org/schimpf-book/home'>Jim Schimpf's
book</a>
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<h2>Permuted Index:</h2>
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<h2>Primary Documents:</h2>
<ul>
<li> <a href='quickstart.wiki'>Quick-start Guide</a>
<li> <a href='history.md'>Purpose and History of Fossil</a>
<li> <a href='build.wiki'>Compiling and installing Fossil</a>
<li> <a href='../COPYRIGHT-BSD2.txt'>License</a>


<li> <a href='$ROOT/help'>List of commands, web-pages, and settings</a>
<li> <a href='userlinks.wiki'>Key Docs for Fossil Users</a>
<li> <a href='hacker-howto.wiki'>Fossil Developer's Guide</a>
<li> <a href='http://www.fossil-scm.org/schimpf-book/home'>Jim Schimpf's
book</a>
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<h2>Permuted Index:</h2>
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<li><a href="fiveminutes.wiki">5 Minutes as a Single User &mdash; Up and Running in</a></li>
<li><a href="fossil-from-msvc.wiki">2010 IDE &mdash; Integrating Fossil in the Microsoft Express</a></li>
<li><a href="tech_overview.wiki"><b>A Technical Overview Of The Design And Implementation Of Fossil</b></a></li>

<title>Links For Fossil Users:</title>

  *  [./permutedindex.html | Documentation index] with [/search?c=d | full text search].
  *  [./reviews.wiki | Testimonials] from satisfied Fossil users and
     [./quotes.wiki | Quotes] about Fossil and other DVCSes.
  *  [./faq.wiki | Frequently Asked Questions]
  *  The [./concepts.wiki | concepts] behind Fossil.
     [./whyusefossil.wiki#definitions | Another viewpoint].
  *  [./quickstart.wiki | Quick Start] guide to using Fossil.
  *  [./qandc.wiki | Questions &amp; Criticisms] directed at Fossil.
  *  [./build.wiki | Compiling and Installing]
  *  Fossil supports [./embeddeddoc.wiki | embedded documentation]
     that is versioned along with project source code.
  *  Fossil uses an [./fileformat.wiki | enduring file format] that is
     designed to be readable, searchable, and extensible by people
     not yet born.
  *  A tutorial on [./branching.wiki | branching], what it means and how
     to do it using Fossil.
  *  The [./selfcheck.wiki | automatic self-check] mechanism
     helps insure project integrity.
  *  Fossil contains a [./wikitheory.wiki | built-in wiki].
  *  An [./event.wiki | Event] is a special kind of wiki page associated
     with a point in time rather than a name.
  *  [./settings.wiki | Settings] control the behaviour of Fossil.
  *  [./ssl.wiki | Use SSL] to encrypt communication with the server.
  *  The [https://fossil-scm.org/forum|Fossil forum] is, as of mid-2018,
     the project's central communication channel. The
     [https://www.mail-archive.com/fossil-users@lists.fossil-scm.org
     | read-only mailing list archives] house discussions spanning Fossil's
     first decade.
  *  [./stats.wiki | Performance statistics] taken from real-world projects
     hosted on Fossil.
  *  How to [./shunning.wiki | delete content] from a Fossil repository.
  *  How Fossil does [./password.wiki | password management].
  *  On-line [/help | help].
  *  Documentation on the
     [http://www.sqliteconcepts.org/THManual.pdf | TH1 scripting language],
     used to customize [./custom_ticket.wiki | ticketing], and several other
     subsystems, including [./customskin.md | theming].
  *  List of [./th1.md | TH1 commands provided by Fossil itself] that expose
     its key functionality to TH1 scripts.
  *  List of [./th1-hooks.md | TH1 hooks exposed by Fossil] that enable
     customization of commands and web pages.
  *  A free hosting server for Fossil repositories is available at
     [http://chiselapp.com/].
  *  How to [./server/ | set up a server] for your repository.
  *  Customizing the [./custom_ticket.wiki | ticket system].
  *  Methods to [./checkin_names.wiki | identify a specific check-in].
  *  [./inout.wiki | Import and export] from and to Git.
  *  [./fossil-v-git.wiki | Fossil versus Git].
  *  [./fiveminutes.wiki | Up and running in 5 minutes as a single user]
     (contributed by Gilles Ganault on 2013-01-08).
  *  [./antibot.wiki | How Fossil defends against abuse by spiders and bots].