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BitKeeper

software tool for distributed revision control of computer source code
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BitKeeper

Summary

BitKeeper is a distributed revision control system[1]. BitKeeper draws 144 Wikipedia views per month (distributed_revision_control_system category, ranking #4 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • BitKeeper's instance of is recorded as distributed revision control system[3].
  • BitKeeper's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • BitKeeper's logo image is recorded as Bitkeeper-logo.png[5].
  • BitKeeper's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[6].
  • BitKeeper's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[7].
  • BitKeeper's operating system is recorded as Linux[8].
  • BitKeeper's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[9].
  • BitKeeper's operating system is recorded as FreeBSD[10].
  • BitKeeper's operating system is recorded as macOS[11].
  • BitKeeper's operating system is recorded as Solaris[12].
  • BitKeeper's operating system is recorded as HP-UX[13].
  • BitKeeper's operating system is recorded as IRIX[14].
  • BitKeeper's operating system is recorded as IBM AIX[15].
  • BitKeeper's software version identifier is recorded as 7.2-oss[16].
  • BitKeeper's software version identifier is recorded as 7.3.2[17].
  • BitKeeper's software version identifier is recorded as 7.3.3[18].
  • BitKeeper's has use is recorded as distributed revision control system[19].
  • +2000-05-04T00:00:00Z marks the founding of BitKeeper[20].
  • BitKeeper's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/015_nz[21].
  • BitKeeper's official website is recorded as https://www.bitkeeper.org/[22].
  • BitKeeper's readable file format is recorded as BitKeeper history data[23].
  • BitKeeper's writable file format is recorded as BitKeeper history data[24].
  • BitKeeper's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/bitkeeper-scm/bitkeeper[25].
  • BitKeeper's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'zxx', 'text': 'bk'}[26].
  • BitKeeper's Quora topic ID is recorded as Bitkeeper[27].

Why It Matters

BitKeeper draws 144 Wikipedia views per month (distributed_revision_control_system category, ranking #4 of 8).[2] BitKeeper has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] BitKeeper is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

BitKeeper has been cited as an influence by Git[30], a distributed revision control system[31], founded in 2005[32].

FAQs

Who did BitKeeper influence?

BitKeeper has been cited as an influence by Git[30].

Related Entities

FreeBSD free software Git HP-UX IBM AIX IRIX Linux macOS Microsoft Windows

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . bitkeeper.org. bitkeeper.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . bitkeeper.org. bitkeeper.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . users.bitkeeper.org. users.bitkeeper.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Quora. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). BitKeeper. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/bitkeeper
MLA “BitKeeper.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/bitkeeper.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_bitkeeper_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{BitKeeper}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/bitkeeper}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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