Using Monotone

Monotone is an interesting version control system. It is based on SHA-1 signature as extensive version IDs?, and provides a simple command-line interface.

Here are some points I dislike:

• When removing a file without invoking monotone drop, calling the status command will result in this message monotone: misuse: file disappeared but exists in manifest:. I would like monotone to be able to detect this change automatically.
• I have to enter a passphrase at each commit.