Lightweight version control software on Linux

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Published on 2010-03-12T17:16:40Z Indexed on 2010/03/12 17:17 UTC
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I'm working with a shell account in a shared system and I would like to use some version control software for my bash scripts and config files.

It must works on Linux with no dependencies, just unpack it in my home dir. I don't need remote checkout, branching or other fancy tricks. I want to be able to commit my changes and restore them if needed.

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