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title: SCM
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SCM (Source Control Management) is a system for managing source code. Usually it refers to the use of software to handle versioning of source files. A programmer can modify source code files without being afraid of editing out useful stuff, because a SCM keeps track of how the source code has changed and who made the changes.

Some SCM systems include CVS, SVN, GIT.

## See also

-[Revision control](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revision_control) on Wikipedia