merge(1)

NAME

merge – 3-way file merge

SYNOPSIS

merge [-EepqV] [-L label] file1 file2 file3

DESCRIPTION

The merge program merges changes leading from file2 to file3 into file1.

The following options are supported:

-E

Default merge: see diff3(1) for details.

-e

Same as -E but does not warn about conflicts.

-L label

Specifies labels to be used in place of corresponding file names in conflict reports. May be given up to three times.

-p

Print result to standard output.

-q

Be quiet about reporting.

-V

Print RCS's version number.

EXIT STATUS

The merge utility exits with one of the following values:

0

No overlaps.

1

Overlaps were found.

2

An error occurred.

EXAMPLES

Using labels:

$ merge -q -p -L one -L two -L three file1 file2 file3
<<<<<<< one
=======
bar
>>>>>>> three

SEE ALSO

co(1), diff(1), diff3(1), rcsmerge(1)

STANDARDS

The flag [-A] has no effect and is provided for compatibility only.