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| Chapter 17 The SCCS Utility |

## get

    get [options] files

Retrieve a text version of an SCCS `file`. The retrieved text file (also called the g-file) has the same name as the SCCS file but drops the s. prefix. For each SCCS `file`, get prints its version number and the number of lines retrieved. See "Identification Keywords" for a list of keywords that can be placed in text files.

### Options

-a`n`

  Retrieve delta sequence number `n`; not very useful (used by comb).

-b

  Create new branch (use with -e).

-c`date`

  Retrieve a version that includes only those changes made before `date`. `date` is a series of two-digit numbers indicating the year, followed by an optional month, day, hour, minute, and second. Symbolic characters can be used as field separators.

-e

  Retrieve a text file for editing; this is the most commonly used option.

-g

  Suppress the text and just retrieve the SCCS ID (version number), typically to check it.

-G`name`

  Save retrieved text in file `name` (default is to drop s. prefix). (Solaris 2.0 only.)

-i`list`

  Incorporate into the retrieved text file any deltas whose SCCS IDs (version numbers) are specified in the comma-separated `list`. Use a hyphen (`-`) to supply a range (e.g., 1.3,2.1-2.5).

-k

  Do not expand ID keywords to their values; use in place of -e to regenerate (overwrite) a text file that was ruined during editing.

-l[p]

  Create a delta summary (saved to a file or, with -lp, displayed on standard output).

-m

  Precede each text line with the SCCS ID of the delta it relates to.

-n

  Precede each text line with the %M% keyword (typically the name of the text file).

-p

  Write retrieved text to standard output instead of to a file.

-r`sid`

  Retrieve SCCS ID (version number) `sid`.

-s

  Suppress normal output (show error messages only).

-t

  Retrieve the top (most recent) version of a release.

-w`string`

  Replace the %W% keyword with `string`; %W% is the header label used by what.

-x`list`

  Exclude the `list` of deltas from the retrieved text file; the inverse of -i.

### Examples

Retrieve file prog.c for editing; a subsequent delta creates a branch at version 1.3:

>     get -e -b -r1.3 s.prog.c

Retrieve file prog.c; contents will exclude changes made after 2:30 p.m. on June 1, 1990 (except for deltas 2.6 and 2.7, which are included):

>     get -c'90/06/01 14:30:00' -i'2.6,2.7' s.prog.c

Display the contents of s.text.c (all revisions except 1.1 - 1.7):

>     get -p -x1.1-1.7 s.text.c

Reference: delta |  | Reference: help