fossil

Fossil is a command line tool and distributed version control system (DVCS). It was developed by Richard Hipp, the creator of SQLite, and is written in C. Fossil is designed to be simple, lightweight, and self-contained, operating as a single stand-alone executable. It supports version control features such as check-ins, branching, merging, and tagging. Apart from version control, Fossil also includes bug tracking, wiki, and a web interface. It uses an embedded SQLite database to store all of its configuration, repositories, and artifacts. Fossil supports both local and remote repositories, made accessible through HTTP/HTTPS protocols. It has a built-in web server, allowing users to access the repositories and other web features easily. Fossil uses a timeline view to visualize the history of changes, making it convenient to track the evolution of projects. Being a single binary, Fossil is portable and can work on various platforms like Linux, macOS, Windows, and BSD.