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 <h1>
 git-merge-file(1) Manual Page
 </h1>
 <h2>NAME</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
 <p>git-merge-file -
  Run a three-way file merge
 </p>
 </div>
 </div>
 <h2>SYNOPSIS</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
 <div class="verseblock">
 <div class="content"><em>git merge-file</em> [-L &lt;current-name&gt; [-L &lt;base-name&gt; [-L &lt;other-name&gt;]]]
  [-p|--stdout] [-q|--quiet] &lt;current-file&gt; &lt;base-file&gt; &lt;other-file&gt;</div></div>
 </div>
 <h2 id="_description">DESCRIPTION</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
 <div class="para"><p><em>git-merge-file</em> incorporates all changes that lead from the <tt>&lt;base-file&gt;</tt>
 to <tt>&lt;other-file&gt;</tt> into <tt>&lt;current-file&gt;</tt>. The result ordinarily goes into
 <tt>&lt;current-file&gt;</tt>. <em>git-merge-file</em> is useful for combining separate changes
 to an original. Suppose <tt>&lt;base-file&gt;</tt> is the original, and both
 <tt>&lt;current-file&gt;</tt> and <tt>&lt;other-file&gt;</tt> are modifications of <tt>&lt;base-file&gt;</tt>,
 then <em>git-merge-file</em> combines both changes.</p></div>
 <div class="para"><p>A conflict occurs if both <tt>&lt;current-file&gt;</tt> and <tt>&lt;other-file&gt;</tt> have changes
 in a common segment of lines. If a conflict is found, <em>git-merge-file</em>
 normally outputs a warning and brackets the conflict with lines containing
 &lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt; and &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; markers. A typical conflict will look like this:</p></div>
 <div class="literalblock">
 <div class="content">
 <pre><tt>&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt; A
 lines in file A
 =======
 lines in file B
 &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; B</tt></pre>
 </div></div>
 <div class="para"><p>If there are conflicts, the user should edit the result and delete one of
 the alternatives.</p></div>
 <div class="para"><p>The exit value of this program is negative on error, and the number of
 conflicts otherwise. If the merge was clean, the exit value is 0.</p></div>
 <div class="para"><p><em>git-merge-file</em> is designed to be a minimal clone of RCS <em>merge</em>; that is, it
 implements all of RCS <em>merge</em>'s functionality which is needed by
 <a href="git.html">git(1)</a>.</p></div>
 </div>
 <h2 id="_options">OPTIONS</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
 <div class="vlist"><dl>
 <dt>
 -L &lt;label&gt;
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
  This option may be given up to three times, and
  specifies labels to be used in place of the
  corresponding file names in conflict reports. That is,
  <tt>git merge-file -L x -L y -L z a b c</tt> generates output that
  looks like it came from files x, y and z instead of
  from files a, b and c.
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt>
 -p
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
  Send results to standard output instead of overwriting
  <tt>&lt;current-file&gt;</tt>.
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt>
 -q
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
  Quiet; do not warn about conflicts.
 </p>
 </dd>
 </dl></div>
 </div>
 <h2 id="_examples">EXAMPLES</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
 <div class="vlist"><dl>
 <dt>
 git merge-file README.my README README.upstream
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
  combines the changes of README.my and README.upstream since README,
  tries to merge them and writes the result into README.my.
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt>
 git merge-file -L a -L b -L c tmp/a123 tmp/b234 tmp/c345
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
  merges tmp/a123 and tmp/c345 with the base tmp/b234, but uses labels
  <tt>a</tt> and <tt>c</tt> instead of <tt>tmp/a123</tt> and <tt>tmp/c345</tt>.
 </p>
 </dd>
 </dl></div>
 </div>
 <h2 id="_author">Author</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
 <div class="para"><p>Written by Johannes Schindelin &lt;johannes.schindelin@gmx.de&gt;</p></div>
 </div>
 <h2 id="_documentation">Documentation</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
 <div class="para"><p>Documentation by Johannes Schindelin and the git-list &lt;git@vger.kernel.org&gt;,
 with parts copied from the original documentation of RCS <em>merge</em>.</p></div>
 </div>
 <h2 id="_git">GIT</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
 <div class="para"><p>Part of the <a href="git.html">git(1)</a> suite</p></div>
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	<h1>
	git-merge-file(1) Manual Page
	</h1>
	<h2>NAME</h2>
	<div class="sectionbody">
	<p>git-merge-file -
	Run a three-way file merge
	</p>
	</div>
	</div>
	<h2>SYNOPSIS</h2>
	<div class="sectionbody">
	<div class="verseblock">
	<div class="content"><em>git merge-file</em> [-L <current-name> [-L <base-name> [-L <other-name>]]]
	[-p\|--stdout] [-q\|--quiet] <current-file> <base-file> <other-file></div></div>
	</div>
	<h2 id="_description">DESCRIPTION</h2>
	<div class="sectionbody">
	<div class="para"><p><em>git-merge-file</em> incorporates all changes that lead from the <tt><base-file></tt>
	to <tt><other-file></tt> into <tt><current-file></tt>. The result ordinarily goes into
	<tt><current-file></tt>. <em>git-merge-file</em> is useful for combining separate changes
	to an original. Suppose <tt><base-file></tt> is the original, and both
	<tt><current-file></tt> and <tt><other-file></tt> are modifications of <tt><base-file></tt>,
	then <em>git-merge-file</em> combines both changes.</p></div>
	<div class="para"><p>A conflict occurs if both <tt><current-file></tt> and <tt><other-file></tt> have changes
	in a common segment of lines. If a conflict is found, <em>git-merge-file</em>
	normally outputs a warning and brackets the conflict with lines containing
	<<<<<<< and >>>>>>> markers. A typical conflict will look like this:</p></div>
	<div class="literalblock">
	<div class="content">
	<pre><tt><<<<<<< A
	lines in file A
	=======
	lines in file B
	>>>>>>> B</tt></pre>
	</div></div>
	<div class="para"><p>If there are conflicts, the user should edit the result and delete one of
	the alternatives.</p></div>
	<div class="para"><p>The exit value of this program is negative on error, and the number of
	conflicts otherwise. If the merge was clean, the exit value is 0.</p></div>
	<div class="para"><p><em>git-merge-file</em> is designed to be a minimal clone of RCS <em>merge</em>; that is, it
	implements all of RCS <em>merge</em>'s functionality which is needed by
	<a href="git.html">git(1)</a>.</p></div>
	</div>
	<h2 id="_options">OPTIONS</h2>
	<div class="sectionbody">
	<div class="vlist"><dl>
	<dt>
	-L <label>
	</dt>
	<dd>
	<p>
	This option may be given up to three times, and
	specifies labels to be used in place of the
	corresponding file names in conflict reports. That is,
	<tt>git merge-file -L x -L y -L z a b c</tt> generates output that
	looks like it came from files x, y and z instead of
	from files a, b and c.
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt>
	-p
	</dt>
	<dd>
	<p>
	Send results to standard output instead of overwriting
	<tt><current-file></tt>.
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt>
	-q
	</dt>
	<dd>
	<p>
	Quiet; do not warn about conflicts.
	</p>
	</dd>
	</dl></div>
	</div>
	<h2 id="_examples">EXAMPLES</h2>
	<div class="sectionbody">
	<div class="vlist"><dl>
	<dt>
	git merge-file README.my README README.upstream
	</dt>
	<dd>
	<p>
	combines the changes of README.my and README.upstream since README,
	tries to merge them and writes the result into README.my.
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt>
	git merge-file -L a -L b -L c tmp/a123 tmp/b234 tmp/c345
	</dt>
	<dd>
	<p>
	merges tmp/a123 and tmp/c345 with the base tmp/b234, but uses labels
	<tt>a</tt> and <tt>c</tt> instead of <tt>tmp/a123</tt> and <tt>tmp/c345</tt>.
	</p>
	</dd>
	</dl></div>
	</div>
	<h2 id="_author">Author</h2>
	<div class="sectionbody">
	<div class="para"><p>Written by Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de></p></div>
	</div>
	<h2 id="_documentation">Documentation</h2>
	<div class="sectionbody">
	<div class="para"><p>Documentation by Johannes Schindelin and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>,
	with parts copied from the original documentation of RCS <em>merge</em>.</p></div>
	</div>
	<h2 id="_git">GIT</h2>
	<div class="sectionbody">
	<div class="para"><p>Part of the <a href="git.html">git(1)</a> suite</p></div>
	</div>
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