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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>==What is version control?==<br /> <br /> Version control systems help you keep track of the different versions of files--especially source code files--which change and evolve during the course of a project. But, version control systems can do much, much more for you besides! Source makes it easy to:<br /> <br /> * Collaborate with other researchers.<br /> * Package and make your code available--for the RAE, for example.<br /> * Recover past versions of files--very useful for recovering from disasters!<br /> * Highlight differences between two versions of a file--very useful for finding bugs!<br /> * Keep a record of when changes were made, add reminders about why they might have changed, who changed them etc.<br /> * Develop variants (branches) of your code simultaneously.<br /> * Work on your code from several different computers--without losing track of what the latest version is!</div>

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