Simple Version Control System (VCS) in C

A lightweight version control system built entirely in C, with PowerShell scripting used for automation on Windows.
This project is designed as a learning experience to understand the inner workings of version control, file tracking, and repository management — without relying on existing tools like Git.

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Features (Work in Progress)

• Initialize a repository
• Track file changes
• Save and restore file versions (commits)
• Basic metadata storage for commits
• PowerShell scripts for setup and automation

Future plan: add Linux shell script support for cross-platform usage.

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Project Goals

• Learn how version control systems function at a low level.
• Gain hands-on experience with file I/O, hashing, and data structures in C.
• Automate repository tasks with scripting.
• Create a foundation that could be extended into a more complex system.

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Tech Stack

• C → Core version control logic (file tracking, commits, restoring).
• PowerShell → Windows automation for repository setup and commands.
• (Planned) Bash / Shell scripts → Linux support.

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• A C compiler (GCC or MSVC recommended).
• PowerShell (Windows) — built-in on Windows 10/11.

Build

gcc -o vcs main.c