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=== Revision numbers ===
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Each version of a file has a unique <em>revision
number</em>.  Revision numbers look like &lsquo;<code>1.1</code>&rsquo;,
&lsquo;<code>1.2</code>&rsquo;, &lsquo;<code>1.3.2.2</code>&rsquo; or even &lsquo;<code>1.3.2.2.4.5</code>&rsquo;.
A revision number always has an even number of
period-separated decimal integers.  By default revision
1.1 is the first revision of a file.  Each successive
revision is given a new number by increasing the
rightmost number by one.  The following figure displays
a few revisions, with newer revisions to the right.

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        +-----+    +-----+    +-----+    +-----+    +-----+
        ! 1.1 !----! 1.2 !----! 1.3 !----! 1.4 !----! 1.5 !
        +-----+    +-----+    +-----+    +-----+    +-----+
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It is also possible to end up with numbers containing
more than one period, for example &lsquo;<code>1.3.2.2</code>&rsquo;.  Such
revisions represent revisions on branches
(see [[cvs: Branching and merging#Branching and merging|Branching and merging]]); such revision numbers
are explained in detail in [[cvs: Branches and revisions#Branches and revisions|Branches and revisions]].

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