MERGE(1) | General Commands Manual | 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.

June 7, 2018 | Debian