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.Dd $Mdocdate: May 31 2007 $
.Dt MERGE 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm merge
.Nd 3-way file merge
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl EepqV
.Op Fl L Ar label
.Ar file1 file2 file3
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
program merges changes leading from
.Ar file2
to
.Ar file3
into
.Ar file1 .
.Pp
The following options are supported:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl E
Default merge:
see
.Xr diff3 1
for details.
.It Fl e
Same as
.Fl E
but does not warn about conflicts.
.It Fl L Ar label
Specifies labels to be used in place of corresponding file names
in conflicts reports.
May be given up to three times.
.It Fl p
Print result to standard output.
.It Fl q
Be quiet about reporting.
.It Fl V
Print RCS's version number.
.El
.Sh EXAMPLES
Using labels:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
$ merge -q -p -L one -L two -L three file1 file2 file3
<<<<<<< one
=======
bar
>>>>>>> three
.Ed
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
The
.Nm
utility exits with one of the following values:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width Ds -compact -offset indent
.It 0
No overlaps.
.It 1
Overlaps were found.
.It 2
An error occurred.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr co 1 ,
.Xr diff 1 ,
.Xr diff3 1 ,
.Xr rcsmerge 1
.Sh STANDARDS
The flag
.Op Fl A
has no effect and is provided
for compatibility only.