BK-FILETYPES(1)

💖 bk filetypes(none) — BitKeeper User’s Manual 💖

okay bestie, this is the BitKeeper User’s Manual page for bk filetypes(none). It’s giving “file-type lore, explained for the group chat,” and honestly it’s short but important. 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

bk filetypes — a summary of BitKeeper file types. periodt.

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so for each file under revision control, there are a number of files associated with the main file. The following list describes the purpose of each file, no cap:

• foo — “gfile”, the “gotten” file; this is your source file. 💖
• SCCS/s.foo — “sfile”, the revision history of all versions of the gfile. 🦋
• SCCS/x.foo — “xfile”, a temporary file which contains the new version of the sfile under construction. When the check-in is finished, the sfile is removed and the xfile is moved into its place. 🔥
• SCCS/c.foo — “cfile”, a temporary copy of check in comments, currently used only by bk citool. 💅
• SCCS/d.foo — “dfile”, a temporary file that indicates there is at least one pending delta in the sfile. 💀

🔮 FUTURE DIRECTIONS 🔮

Other than the gfile, accessing any of these files directly is discouraged. In the future, all of the meta-files will be virtual. At that point, there will be interfaces to read them, test for their presence, and write them. 👑

bestie, that “directly accessing” bit is a real warning — other than the gfile, don’t go poking these files directly. Future vibe is virtual meta-files with proper interfaces. 🌈

🎀 CATEGORY 🎀

• Overview
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later besties 👋 — source BitKeeper Inc, version 1E1, and the footer’s date slot is bk filetypes(none) — that’s the whole footer vibe, slay and stay cozy 💜✨