---
name: "nymerge"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "nypatchy"
version: "20061220+dfsg3-4.4"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nymerge"
---

# nymerge(1)

tool to update and merge specialized-format patches

## NAME

nymerge - tool to update and merge specialized-format patches

## SYNOPSIS

**nymerge** *merge old new options* \[ *print* \] \[ .go \]

## DESCRIPTION

**nymerge** is a tool in the Nypatchy suite of programs for working with Patchy Master Files (PAM files); see [**nypatchy**(1)](/nypatchy/1.md).  Specifically, it can update a PAM file  *old* with a new version number and date/time stamp, optionally also merging in updated source code from a separate PAM file *merge*, and saving the result to file *new*.  The default file extension of these three files is presumed to be ".car".

## USAGE

The merge file *merge* may be replaced with "-" if there is nothing to merge. *print* is the file to which informational output should be written (the default is standard output if omitted), and *options* is a sequence of single-character flags.

The command should be ended with ".go" unless one wants to enter the Nypatchy interactive shell.

## OPTIONS

Note that options should be given as a single string of characters with no space separation and no use of the - character (except that it can be used in place of the options field if no options are desired). Alphabetic options are not case-sensitive.

- F

  Update only the first PAM file title.

- H

  Print help information only.

- P

  Log only the patch names, not the decks.

- Q

  "quick" - Do not log printing of patch or deck names.

- U

  Update version/date/time on all PAM titles found on the file.

- \+

  Inhibit the initial page-eject.

## SEE ALSO

[**fcasplit**(1)](/fcasplit/1.md), [**nycheck**(1)](/nycheck/1.md), [**nydiff**(1)](/nydiff/1.md), [**nyindex**(1)](/nyindex/1.md),  [**nylist**(1)](/nylist/1.md), [**nypatchy**(1)](/nypatchy/1.md), [**nyshell**(1)](/nyshell/1.md),  [**nysynopt**(1)](/nysynopt/1.md), [**nytidy**(1)](/nytidy/1.md), [**yexpand**(1)](/yexpand/1.md)

The reference manual for the Nypatchy suite of programs is available in compressed PostScript format at the following URL:\
 *http://wwwasdoc.web.cern.ch/wwwasdoc/psdir/p5refman.ps.gz*

Running the command "nymerge help .no" also gives some brief help on usage.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Kevin McCarty \<kmccarty@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).  It is licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later (at your choice).

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) Kevin B. McCarty, 2008.