Monotone 是一个开放源码的分布式版本控制软件工具。设计原则是大量使用加密基元来跟踪文件的修改，并验证用户的行动（通过RSA的加密），支持历史版本的合并。Git 最早是根据 Monotone 改写。 
monotone 0.99 更新：- Selectors have been overhauled to support the calculation of common sets of revisions, like e.g. differences, ancestors, parents or children of input revisions.
- Monotone’s URI syntax has been extended and is now the default for all kinds of netsync actions (the old syntax remains available until 2.0 though).
- All netsync commands now come with a “dry-run” mode which shows incoming and outgoing changes, such as revisions and certs.
- The command line UI was cleaned up and improved a lot and now supports negatable and completable options amongst other things.
- Many automate commands have been added and existing one improved.
- Monotone regained its manual page – automatically generated from the command tree – which is also available localized through the new ‘manpage’ command.
monotone 特色：类似 GNU arch，而不像 Subversion，Monotone 是透过分布式的手段来进行版本控制。Monotone 还使用 SHA-1 hashes 来定义档案系统，有如 Git 以及 Mercurial 的作法一样。 - 良好的国际化和本地化。
- 以C++ 实作, 具可移植性
- Monotone 可以输入 CVS projects.
- 使用 RSA certificates
- 易学, 指令集与 CVS类似
- 良好的参考文件
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