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fossilvcs

fossil help a

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start new repository : fossil init <repository_file>
open repository : fossil open <repository_file> [--workdir <directory>]
close repository : fossil close
add files : fossil add file
commit changes : fossil commit

fossil ui [-checkout-alias <branch> [-repolist <path_to_repo_dir> [--localauth [--mainmenu <menufile>]]]]

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timeline : show last 20 changes.
checkout [<commit>] : checkout the given <commit>.
checkout --latest : checkout the latest commit.

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fossil clone [--no-open] [<repository>]

ssh://[user@]host[:port]/<fossil_path>]

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- revert
- global config
- local config

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- Review branch.
- Review wiki.
- Improve server section.

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VoidLinux manpages: fossil(1)
links
- fossil-scm
- Fossil Quick Start
- Project Documentation
- Wiki Formatting Rules
- Markdown Formatting Rules
- Serving via httpd on OpenBSD
- Up and running in 5 minutes as a single user
- Fossil Versus Git
- Fossil Version Control - A User Guide
- Technical Overview
- Rebase Considered Harmful
- xkcd - Git

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2026-07-11 : Added clone and ssh options
  Added timeline and checkout commands.
  Fix some format.
2026-06-01 : Translated to Spanish.
2025-10-03 : Created.

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This document applies to: OpenBSD 7.7 linux | 2026-07-11