# This script is intended to be used to convert files with an old-Emacs-style
# version history for use with VC (the Emacs 19 version-control interface),
# which likes to use RCS as its back end. It was written by Paul Eggert
-# and revised/documented for use with VC by Eric S. Raymond, Mr 19 1993.
+# and revised/documented for use with VC by Eric S. Raymond, Mar 19 1993.
case $# in
0)
for file
do
- # Check that file is readable.
- <$file || exit
-
# Make it easier to say `rcs-checkin *'
# by ignoring file names that already contain `~', or end in `,v'.
case $file in
# Ignore non-files too.
test -f "$file" || continue
+ # Check that file is readable.
+ <$file || exit
+
# If the RCS file does not already exist,
# initialize it with a description from $file's first line.
rlog -R "$file" >/dev/null 2>&1 ||