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This is the wiki for the version control system monotone.

NOTE: This wiki is presently being migrated to another system. Please have some patience.

monotone is a free distributed version control system. it provides a simple, single-file transactional version store, with fully disconnected operation and an efficient peer-to-peer synchronization protocol. it understands history-sensitive merging, lightweight branches, integrated code review and 3rd party testing. it uses cryptographic version naming and client-side RSA certificates. it has good internationalization support, few external dependencies, and runs on unix, OSX, windows, and is licensed under the GNU GPL.

For Users

About Monotone

• Hosting

• ProjectsUsingMonotone

• EvaluationFeatures

• Testimonials

• Talks

• People

• MtnSummit2008

Getting Monotone

• BuildingOnWindows and BuildingOnWindows/VisualC8

• BuildingOnMac

• BuildingOnSolaris

• BuildingViaPkgsrc on a wide variety of platforms

• MonotoneOnDebian

• SelfHostingInfo

Using Monotone

• InterfacesFrontendsAndTools -- other programs that work with monotone

• EssentialMonotone -- the minimal commands needed to get anything done

• AlternativeOverview -- a different order than the Tutorial for introducing monotone capabilites

• BestPractices -- best practices for using monotone

• MasterRepository -- Master Repositories you might be used to with a centralised VCS, and why you don't need one with monotone.

• MonotoneAndCVS -- different ways of working with CVS and monotone.

• UsingCerts -- how certs work, and don't, in practice.

• TrustFoundations -- the basics of monotone's trust model, and how it works with certs

• BranchAnalogy -- understanding how monotone's branches work, and might be different to other tools.

• BranchNamingConventions and BranchRenaming -- discussions about how to name your branches and what to do when you change your mind.

• DaggyFixes -- handling bug fixes, backports, and cherry picking

• TipsTricksScripts -- useful snippets for getting more out of monotone

• TroubleShooting -- what to try when things aren't working

• RosterifyingPrivateBranches -- specific issues for those migrating private changes from monotone 0.25 and earlier to 0.26 and later.

• ReferenceCard - quick overview of monotone commands

• Glossary -- an explanation of some terms

• AutomateMagic -- some nifty things you can do with the automation interface

• WishList -- a list of features some people would like to have

For Developers of Monotone

• QuickieTasks -- This is a good starting point for new developers.

• NeedReview

• AutomateWishlist

• TrustDiscussion

• NetsyncTodo

• RostersTodo

• MagicSelectors

• BranchStatuses

• BugSquashingParty

• AttrUseCases

• HistoryBlueSky

• TestHarnessIssues

• TestIntro

• BuildBot

• MergeViaWorkingDir

• DatabaseLocking

• CaseInsensitiveFilesystems

• FileSystemIssues

• Win32DeviceFiles

• RevertUI

• SymLinks

• IPv6

• BranchUI

• SurveyQuestions

• RootDirRenaming

• I18nL10n

• PerformanceWork

• AutoInodeprints

• DeltaStorageStrategies

• LineEndingMunging

• NonMergeConflicts

• DocTodo

• CarrotAndStick

• CustomCerts

• TimeStamps

• VersionedPolicy

• ThingsStatusShouldShow

• CherryPicking

• PieceCache

• SpeedySpeedySHA1

• CertCleanup

• RevisionNumbering (Heights)

• NotesOnTestingChangesetify

• WorkspaceConflicts

• DatabaseCompaction

• ConflictFixupPolicy

• KeystoreFiles

• LogUI

• SimplerIgnoreMechanism

• RoadMap

• AutomateVersions

Previous Activities

• SummerOfCode2006

• MtnSummit -- Mtn View 2007

Interesting starting points:

• RecentChanges: see where people are currently working

• WikiSandBox: feel free to change this page and experiment with editing

• FindPage: search or browse the database in various ways

• SyntaxReference: quick access to wiki syntax

• SiteNavigation: get an overview over this site and what it contains

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