Custom Version Control System (VCS)

This project is a custom Version Control System (VCS) built in C++. It allows users to add files to a staging area, create commits with a message, and store delta changes to track modifications between different versions of files. The VCS also maintains metadata for tracking file versions, commit messages, and timestamps.

Features

• Add Files to Staging Area: Add files to a temporary staging area to prepare them for committing.
• Commit Changes: Create commits with descriptive messages and automatically log them in the METADATA file.
• Track File Versions: Store each file's delta (differences) in a versioned structure to efficiently track changes over time.
• Restore File: To restore file to any of the previous verison
• Metadata Logging: Log the number of committed files, commit messages, and timestamps for easy tracking.

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the Repository:

   gh repo clone Dhruv0427/version_control_system 

2. Build the Project: use this command to build this project

   make
   

USAGE:

1. initialization use this command to initialize version control system

    ./myvcs init

2. add file to add file use this command

   ./myvcs add <filename> <filename>

3. commit file to commit file use this command

   ./myvcs commit -m "message"

4. log feature to view log of the file use command

   ./myvcs log

5. restore to restore any file use this command

   ./myvcs restore

Restore format to restore file after using above command it will ask for filename and corresponding version to which we want to restore