Fossil SCM

Minor documentation updates.

drh 2013-05-27 03:10 trunk
Commit 7794d72c5f29d2c029e98caf3ea45e67e63a8102
--- www/embeddeddoc.wiki
+++ www/embeddeddoc.wiki
@@ -63,20 +63,25 @@
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Finally, the <i>&lt;filename&gt;</i> element of the URL is the
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pathname of the documentation file relative to the root of the source
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tree.
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The mimetype (and thus the rendering) of documentation files is
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-determined by the file suffix. Fossil currently understands 192
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+determined by the file suffix. Fossil currently understands 197
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different file suffixes, including all the popular ones such as
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".css", ".gif", ".htm", ".html", ".jpg", ".jpeg", ".png", and ".txt".
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Documentation files whose names end in ".wiki" use the
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[/wiki_rules | same markup as wiki pages] -
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a safe subset of HTML together with some wiki rules for paragraph
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-breaks, lists, and hyperlinks. The ".wiki" and ".txt" pages
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+breaks, lists, and hyperlinks.
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+Documentation files ending in ".md" or ".markdown" use the
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+Markdown markup langauge.
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+Documentation files ending in ".txt" are plain text.
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+Wiki, markdown, and plain text documentation files
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are rendered with the standard fossil header and footer added.
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-All other mimetypes are delivered directly to the requesting
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+All other mimetypes (including ".html" files)
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+are delivered directly to the requesting
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web browser without interpretation, additions, or changes.
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<h2>Examples</h2>
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This file that you are currently reading is an example of
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embedded documentation. The name of this file in the fossil
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source tree is "<b>www/embeddeddoc.wiki</b>".
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You are perhaps looking at this
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file using the URL:
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- [http://www.fossil-scm.org/index.html/doc/tip/www/embeddeddoc.wiki].
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+ [http://www.fossil-scm.org/index.html/doc/trunk/www/embeddeddoc.wiki].
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The first part of this path, the "[http://www.fossil-scm.org/index.html]",
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is the base URL. You might have originally typed:
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[http://www.fossil-scm.org/]. The web server at the www.fossil-scm.org
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site automatically redirects such links by appending "index.html". The
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</pre></blockquote>
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This is one of three ways to set up a
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<a href="quickstart.wiki#serversetup">fossil web server</a>.
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-The "<b>/tip/</b>" part of the URL tells fossil to use
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-the documentation files from the check-in that was checked in most
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-recently. If you wanted to see an historical version of this document,
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-you could substitute the name of a check-in for "<b>/tip/</b>".
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+The "<b>/trunk/</b>" part of the URL tells fossil to use
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+the documentation files from the most recent trunk check-in.
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+If you wanted to see an historical version of this document,
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+you could substitute the name of a check-in for "<b>/trunk/</b>".
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For example, to see the version of this document associated with
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-check-in [9be1b00392], simply replace the "<b>/tip/</b>" with
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+check-in [9be1b00392], simply replace the "<b>/trunk/</b>" with
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"<b>/9be1b00392/</b>". You can also substitute the symbolic name
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for a particular version or branch. For example, you might
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-replace "<b>/tip/</b>" with "<b>/trunk/</b>" to get the latest
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-version of this document in the "trunk" branch. The symbolic name
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+replace "<b>/trunk/</b>" with "<b>/experimental/</b>" to get the latest
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+version of this document in the "experimental" branch. The symbolic name
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can also be a date and time string in any of the following formats:</p>
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<ul>
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<li> <i>YYYY-MM-DD</i>
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<li> <i>YYYY-MM-DD</i><b>T</b><i>HH:MM</i>
@@ -135,12 +140,12 @@
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The file that encodes this document is stored in the fossil source tree under
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the name "<b>www/embeddeddoc.wiki</b>" and so that name forms the
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last part of the URL for this document.
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As I sit writing this documentation file, I am testing my work by
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-running the "<b>fossil server</b>" command line and viewing
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+running the "<b>fossil ui</b>" command line and viewing
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<b>http://localhost:8080/doc/ckout/www/embeddeddoc.wiki</b> in
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Firefox. I am doing this even though I have not yet checked in
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the "<b>www/embeddeddoc.wiki</b>" file for the first time. Using
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the special "<b>ckout</b>" version identifier on the "<b>/doc</b>" page
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it is easy to make multiple changes to multiple files and see how they all
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look together before committing anything to the repository.
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--- www/embeddeddoc.wiki
+++ www/embeddeddoc.wiki
@@ -63,20 +63,25 @@
63 Finally, the <i>&lt;filename&gt;</i> element of the URL is the
64 pathname of the documentation file relative to the root of the source
65 tree.
66
67 The mimetype (and thus the rendering) of documentation files is
68 determined by the file suffix. Fossil currently understands 192
69 different file suffixes, including all the popular ones such as
70 ".css", ".gif", ".htm", ".html", ".jpg", ".jpeg", ".png", and ".txt".
71
72 Documentation files whose names end in ".wiki" use the
73 [/wiki_rules | same markup as wiki pages] -
74 a safe subset of HTML together with some wiki rules for paragraph
75 breaks, lists, and hyperlinks. The ".wiki" and ".txt" pages
 
 
 
 
76 are rendered with the standard fossil header and footer added.
77 All other mimetypes are delivered directly to the requesting
 
78 web browser without interpretation, additions, or changes.
79
80 <h2>Examples</h2>
81
82 This file that you are currently reading is an example of
@@ -83,11 +88,11 @@
83 embedded documentation. The name of this file in the fossil
84 source tree is "<b>www/embeddeddoc.wiki</b>".
85 You are perhaps looking at this
86 file using the URL:
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88 [http://www.fossil-scm.org/index.html/doc/tip/www/embeddeddoc.wiki].
89
90 The first part of this path, the "[http://www.fossil-scm.org/index.html]",
91 is the base URL. You might have originally typed:
92 [http://www.fossil-scm.org/]. The web server at the www.fossil-scm.org
93 site automatically redirects such links by appending "index.html". The
@@ -101,20 +106,20 @@
101 </pre></blockquote>
102
103 This is one of three ways to set up a
104 <a href="quickstart.wiki#serversetup">fossil web server</a>.
105
106 The "<b>/tip/</b>" part of the URL tells fossil to use
107 the documentation files from the check-in that was checked in most
108 recently. If you wanted to see an historical version of this document,
109 you could substitute the name of a check-in for "<b>/tip/</b>".
110 For example, to see the version of this document associated with
111 check-in [9be1b00392], simply replace the "<b>/tip/</b>" with
112 "<b>/9be1b00392/</b>". You can also substitute the symbolic name
113 for a particular version or branch. For example, you might
114 replace "<b>/tip/</b>" with "<b>/trunk/</b>" to get the latest
115 version of this document in the "trunk" branch. The symbolic name
116 can also be a date and time string in any of the following formats:</p>
117
118 <ul>
119 <li> <i>YYYY-MM-DD</i>
120 <li> <i>YYYY-MM-DD</i><b>T</b><i>HH:MM</i>
@@ -135,12 +140,12 @@
135 The file that encodes this document is stored in the fossil source tree under
136 the name "<b>www/embeddeddoc.wiki</b>" and so that name forms the
137 last part of the URL for this document.
138
139 As I sit writing this documentation file, I am testing my work by
140 running the "<b>fossil server</b>" command line and viewing
141 <b>http://localhost:8080/doc/ckout/www/embeddeddoc.wiki</b> in
142 Firefox. I am doing this even though I have not yet checked in
143 the "<b>www/embeddeddoc.wiki</b>" file for the first time. Using
144 the special "<b>ckout</b>" version identifier on the "<b>/doc</b>" page
145 it is easy to make multiple changes to multiple files and see how they all
146 look together before committing anything to the repository.
147
--- www/embeddeddoc.wiki
+++ www/embeddeddoc.wiki
@@ -63,20 +63,25 @@
63 Finally, the <i>&lt;filename&gt;</i> element of the URL is the
64 pathname of the documentation file relative to the root of the source
65 tree.
66
67 The mimetype (and thus the rendering) of documentation files is
68 determined by the file suffix. Fossil currently understands 197
69 different file suffixes, including all the popular ones such as
70 ".css", ".gif", ".htm", ".html", ".jpg", ".jpeg", ".png", and ".txt".
71
72 Documentation files whose names end in ".wiki" use the
73 [/wiki_rules | same markup as wiki pages] -
74 a safe subset of HTML together with some wiki rules for paragraph
75 breaks, lists, and hyperlinks.
76 Documentation files ending in ".md" or ".markdown" use the
77 Markdown markup langauge.
78 Documentation files ending in ".txt" are plain text.
79 Wiki, markdown, and plain text documentation files
80 are rendered with the standard fossil header and footer added.
81 All other mimetypes (including ".html" files)
82 are delivered directly to the requesting
83 web browser without interpretation, additions, or changes.
84
85 <h2>Examples</h2>
86
87 This file that you are currently reading is an example of
@@ -83,11 +88,11 @@
88 embedded documentation. The name of this file in the fossil
89 source tree is "<b>www/embeddeddoc.wiki</b>".
90 You are perhaps looking at this
91 file using the URL:
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93 [http://www.fossil-scm.org/index.html/doc/trunk/www/embeddeddoc.wiki].
94
95 The first part of this path, the "[http://www.fossil-scm.org/index.html]",
96 is the base URL. You might have originally typed:
97 [http://www.fossil-scm.org/]. The web server at the www.fossil-scm.org
98 site automatically redirects such links by appending "index.html". The
@@ -101,20 +106,20 @@
106 </pre></blockquote>
107
108 This is one of three ways to set up a
109 <a href="quickstart.wiki#serversetup">fossil web server</a>.
110
111 The "<b>/trunk/</b>" part of the URL tells fossil to use
112 the documentation files from the most recent trunk check-in.
113 If you wanted to see an historical version of this document,
114 you could substitute the name of a check-in for "<b>/trunk/</b>".
115 For example, to see the version of this document associated with
116 check-in [9be1b00392], simply replace the "<b>/trunk/</b>" with
117 "<b>/9be1b00392/</b>". You can also substitute the symbolic name
118 for a particular version or branch. For example, you might
119 replace "<b>/trunk/</b>" with "<b>/experimental/</b>" to get the latest
120 version of this document in the "experimental" branch. The symbolic name
121 can also be a date and time string in any of the following formats:</p>
122
123 <ul>
124 <li> <i>YYYY-MM-DD</i>
125 <li> <i>YYYY-MM-DD</i><b>T</b><i>HH:MM</i>
@@ -135,12 +140,12 @@
140 The file that encodes this document is stored in the fossil source tree under
141 the name "<b>www/embeddeddoc.wiki</b>" and so that name forms the
142 last part of the URL for this document.
143
144 As I sit writing this documentation file, I am testing my work by
145 running the "<b>fossil ui</b>" command line and viewing
146 <b>http://localhost:8080/doc/ckout/www/embeddeddoc.wiki</b> in
147 Firefox. I am doing this even though I have not yet checked in
148 the "<b>www/embeddeddoc.wiki</b>" file for the first time. Using
149 the special "<b>ckout</b>" version identifier on the "<b>/doc</b>" page
150 it is easy to make multiple changes to multiple files and see how they all
151 look together before committing anything to the repository.
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--- www/reviews.wiki
+++ www/reviews.wiki
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<title>Reviews</title>
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<b>External links:</b>
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- * [http://sheddingbikes.com/posts/1276624594.html | Why I Use Fossil]
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- by Zed A. Shaw.
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* [http://nixtu.blogspot.com/2010/03/fossil-dvcs-on-go-first-impressions.html |
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Fossil DVCS on the Go - First Impressions]
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- * [http://blog.fupps.com/2010/12/04/exploring-the-fossil-dvcs |
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- Exploring the Fossil DVCS] by Jan-Piet Mens. <b>(Dead link)</b>
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* [http://blog.mired.org/2011/02/fossil-sweet-spot-in-vcs-space.html |
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Fossil - a sweet spot in the VCS space] by Mike Meyer.
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* [http://blog.s11n.net/?p=72|Four reasons to take a closer look at the Fossil SCM] by Stephan Beal
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<b>See Also:</b>
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--- www/reviews.wiki
+++ www/reviews.wiki
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
1 <title>Reviews</title>
2 <b>External links:</b>
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4 * [http://sheddingbikes.com/posts/1276624594.html | Why I Use Fossil]
5 by Zed A. Shaw.
6 * [http://nixtu.blogspot.com/2010/03/fossil-dvcs-on-go-first-impressions.html |
7 Fossil DVCS on the Go - First Impressions]
8 * [http://blog.fupps.com/2010/12/04/exploring-the-fossil-dvcs |
9 Exploring the Fossil DVCS] by Jan-Piet Mens. <b>(Dead link)</b>
10 * [http://blog.mired.org/2011/02/fossil-sweet-spot-in-vcs-space.html |
11 Fossil - a sweet spot in the VCS space] by Mike Meyer.
12 * [http://blog.s11n.net/?p=72|Four reasons to take a closer look at the Fossil SCM] by Stephan Beal
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14 <b>See Also:</b>
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--- www/reviews.wiki
+++ www/reviews.wiki
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1 <title>Reviews</title>
2 <b>External links:</b>
3
 
 
4 * [http://nixtu.blogspot.com/2010/03/fossil-dvcs-on-go-first-impressions.html |
5 Fossil DVCS on the Go - First Impressions]
 
 
6 * [http://blog.mired.org/2011/02/fossil-sweet-spot-in-vcs-space.html |
7 Fossil - a sweet spot in the VCS space] by Mike Meyer.
8 * [http://blog.s11n.net/?p=72|Four reasons to take a closer look at the Fossil SCM] by Stephan Beal
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10 <b>See Also:</b>
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--- www/tech_overview.wiki
+++ www/tech_overview.wiki
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<h2>1.0 Introduction</h2>
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At its lowest level, a Fossil repository consists of an unordered set
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of immutable "artifacts". You might think of these artifacts as "files",
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-since in many cases the artifacts exactly that. But other "control artifacts"
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+since in many cases the artifacts are exactly that.
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+But other "control artifacts"
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are also included in the mix. These control artifacts define the relationships
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between artifacts - which files go together to form a particular
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version of the project, who checked in that version and when, what was
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the check-in comment, what wiki pages are included with the project, what
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are the edit histories of each wiki page, what bug reports or tickets are
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--- www/tech_overview.wiki
+++ www/tech_overview.wiki
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6 <h2>1.0 Introduction</h2>
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8 At its lowest level, a Fossil repository consists of an unordered set
9 of immutable "artifacts". You might think of these artifacts as "files",
10 since in many cases the artifacts exactly that. But other "control artifacts"
 
11 are also included in the mix. These control artifacts define the relationships
12 between artifacts - which files go together to form a particular
13 version of the project, who checked in that version and when, what was
14 the check-in comment, what wiki pages are included with the project, what
15 are the edit histories of each wiki page, what bug reports or tickets are
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--- www/tech_overview.wiki
+++ www/tech_overview.wiki
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@
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6 <h2>1.0 Introduction</h2>
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8 At its lowest level, a Fossil repository consists of an unordered set
9 of immutable "artifacts". You might think of these artifacts as "files",
10 since in many cases the artifacts are exactly that.
11 But other "control artifacts"
12 are also included in the mix. These control artifacts define the relationships
13 between artifacts - which files go together to form a particular
14 version of the project, who checked in that version and when, what was
15 the check-in comment, what wiki pages are included with the project, what
16 are the edit histories of each wiki page, what bug reports or tickets are
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