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Description

Commits to multiple files and directories happen all at once, as a single cohesive change set in isolation from other changes.

Supported

Monotone commits are atomic and each produces a discrete revision.

In addition, you can commit at any time to record the current state of your workspace safely. Monotone supports (and encourages) multiple heads. You don't have to worry about whether your workspace or repository are up to date with respect to other developers' changes, and you don't have to be interrupted by a need to merge your work with other changes before you can commit. Merging happens as a separate step, when you are ready, and you can always go back to the starting point you just committed if the merge turns out to be difficult.

Commits are atomic both in the VCS sense of a single revision across the entire file tree, as above, and also in the database sense: see RobustRepository.

Example Usage

$ mtn commit

Further Reference

Manual and Tutorial Sections:

• Dealing with a Fork
• CommitEarlyCommitOften

Features and Requirements in other evaluations:

• FreeBSD's VCSFeatureAtomicCommit