# Install rcs with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, winget

GNU revision control system. Version 5.10.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install rcs.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:rcs
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install rcs
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install rcs
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/rcs/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add rcs
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rcs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install rcs
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: rcs from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install rcs
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rcs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#rcs
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rc/rcs/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S rcs
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: rcs from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install rcs
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rcs from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

### Windows

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id Araxis.Merge -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Araxis.Merge from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:rcs
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 5.10.1
- **Source summary:** GNU revision control system
- **Homepage:** <https://www.gnu.org/software/rcs/>
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- ci (alias)
- co (alias)
- ident (alias)
- merge (alias)
- rcs (alias)
- rcsclean (alias)
- rcsdiff (alias)
- rcsmerge (alias)
- rlog (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 5.10.1

## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - rcs - 5.10.1-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: rcs from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | The GNU Revision Control System | https://www.gnu.org/software/rcs/
- Nix - rcs: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rc/rcs/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - rcs - 5.10.1-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: rcs from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | The GNU Revision Control System | https://www.gnu.org/software/rcs/
- apk - rcs - 5.10.1-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rcs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Revision Control System | https://www.gnu.org/software/rcs
- apk - rcs-doc - 5.10.1-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rcs-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Revision Control System (documentation) | https://www.gnu.org/software/rcs
- dnf - rcs - 5.10.1-15.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rcs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Revision Control System (RCS) file version management tools | http://www.gnu.org/software/rcs/
- pacman - rcs - 5.10.1-3: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: rcs from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Revision Control System: manages multiple revisions of files | https://www.gnu.org/software/rcs/
- zypper - rcs - 5.10.1-4.7: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rcs from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Revision Control System | https://www.gnu.org/software/rcs/
- MacPorts - rcs: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/rcs/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- MacPorts - rlog: installed executable or alias match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/rlog/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Nix - rlog: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rl/rlog/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - librlog-dev - 1.4-4.2build1: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: librlog-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | flexible message logging library - development files
- Ubuntu apt - librlog5t64 - 1.4-4.2build1: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: librlog5t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | flexible message logging library
- apk - rlog - 1.4-r7: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rlog from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A flexible message logging facility for C++ programs and libraries. | https://code.google.com/archive/p/rlog/
- apk - rlog-dev - 1.4-r7: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rlog-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A flexible message logging facility for C++ programs and libraries. (development files) | https://code.google.com/archive/p/rlog/
- apk - rlog-doc - 1.4-r7: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rlog-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A flexible message logging facility for C++ programs and libraries. (documentation) | https://code.google.com/archive/p/rlog/


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/rcs.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/rcs.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
