Chapter 1  Introduction

Monotone Browser is a Gnome application for browsing Monotone VCS (Version Control System) databases. There is no need to have a workspace, one can simply open the database directly with this application and start browsing straight away.

A sample of what one can do with Monotone Browser includes:

  • Easily select a revision from within a branch.

  • Find a revision using complex queries.

  • Navigate the contents of a revision using a built in file manager.

  • Display file contents, either using the internal viewer or an external helper application.

  • Compare the changes between different revisions or versions of a file either using the internal difference viewer or an external application.

  • Find files within a revision based on detailed search criteria.

  • Display file annotations and easily refer back to the corresponding change documentation.

  • Save files to disk.

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Section 1.1 Monotone