That's a version control system. OP is talking about a deployment system. Difference is that the deployment system does something with your final code (from you

That's a version control system. OP is talking about a deployment system. Difference is that the deployment system does something with your final code (from your your git/svn/hg/cvs/mnt etc.). Please read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_deployment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_deployment