---
name: "dspam_merge"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "dspam"
version: "3.10.1+dfsg-11"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dspam_merge"
---

# dspam\_merge(1)

merge several users' metadata into a composite

## NAME

dspam\_merge - merge several users' metadata into a composite

## SYNOPSIS

**dspam\_merge** \[**--profile=***PROFILE* \]  **user1 user2 ... userN**  **-o** *username*

## DESCRIPTION

**dspam\_merge** merges several users' metadata into a single user's dictionary. This tool is designed to create global users and seeded data. The hit sounds for each token and per-user totals are added together to produce a single composite dataset. After creating a composite user, **dspam\_clean** should be run with the -p option to clean up extraneous data.

**NOTE** : Merges may take a considerable amount of time. This could potentially increase the load on the server or even slow down the delivery of email. A merge should only be performed when the system is fairly acquiesce.

## OPTIONS

- **--profile=***PROFILE*

  Specify a storage profile from dspam.conf. The storage profile selected will be used for all database connectivity. See dspam.conf for more information.

- **user1 user2 ... userN**

  A list of users to merge together.

- **-o** *username*

  The target user which will be created (if necessary). This user will contain the composite generated by the merge.

## EXAMPLES

**dspam\_merge dick jane spot -o ralph**

Merges the metadata dictionaries of dick, jane, and spot into a single composite under the user  **ralph**

## EXIT VALUE

- **0**

  Operation was successful.

- **other**

  Operation resulted in an error.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2002-2011 DSPAM Project\
 All rights reserved.\

For more information, see http://dspam.sourceforge.net.

## SEE ALSO

[**dspam**(1)](/dspam/1.md), [**dspam\_admin**(1)](/dspam_admin/1.md), [**dspam\_clean**(1)](/dspam_clean/1.md), [**dspam\_crc**(1)](/dspam_crc/1.md), [**dspam\_dump**(1)](/dspam_dump/1.md), [**dspam\_logrotate**(1)](/dspam_logrotate/1.md), [**dspam\_stats**(1)](/dspam_stats/1.md), [**dspam\_train**(1)](/dspam_train/1.md)