==== RVFS

A versioning file system (with branching) in the userspace developed by RK Hall for OpenSoft 2011, IIT Kharagpur.

Installation, Usage & Unistallation:

To build and install, execute (from the project root directory): make sudo make install

Prior to use, run: nautilus -q

To use, execute: vfs </path/to/rootdir/> </path/to/mountdir/>

To uninstall: sudo make uninstall

To clean out all object files / derived files: make clean

Available commands:

NOTE: Always try to give absolute paths to the commands below.

1. vfs </path/to/rootdir/> </path/to/mountdir/> To mount the directory 'rootdir' at the mountpoint 'mountdir' for use. (Note: the source directory and mountpoint must be named 'rootdir' and 'mountdir' respectively).

2. fusermount -u </path/to/mountdir/> To unmount the VFS (if it is running).

3. lsver </path/to/file> To list all versions of a particular text file in the VFS.

4. checkout </path/to/file> To checkout a version of the file as it was at the time denoted by

5. revert </path/to/file> To revert to a version of the file as it was at the time denoted by

6. tag </path/to/file> To tag the version created at time with

7. timeline </path/to/file> To view a GUI showing a visual, navigable version tree of the file. (Note: A better way to do this would be to simply right-click any file in the VFS, and select the menu item RVFS -> Versions)

8. piechart </path/to/mountdir/> To view a pie chart showing disk usage in the VFS.