RCSMERGE(1)                                                        RCSMERGE(1)



NAME
       rcsmerge - merge RCS revisions

SYNOPSIS
       rcsmerge [options] file

DESCRIPTION
       rcsmerge  incorporates the changes between two revisions of an RCS file
       into the corresponding working file.

       Pathnames matching an RCS suffix denote RCS files;  all  others  denote
       working files.  Names are paired as explained in ci(1).

       At  least  one  revision  must  be  specified  with  one of the options
       described below, usually -r.  At most two revisions may  be  specified.
       If  only  one revision is specified, the latest revision on the default
       branch (normally the highest branch on the trunk) is  assumed  for  the
       second  revision.   Revisions  may be specified numerically or symboli-
       cally.

       rcsmerge prints a warning if there are overlaps, and delimits the over-
       lapping  regions  as  explained in merge(1).  The command is useful for
       incorporating changes into a checked-out revision.

OPTIONS
       -A     Output conflicts using the -A style of diff3(1), if supported by
              diff3.  This merges all changes leading from file2 to file3 into
              file1, and generates the most verbose output.

       -E, -e These options specify conflict styles that generate less  infor-
              mation  than  -A.  See diff3(1) for details.  The default is -E.
              With -e, rcsmerge does not warn about conflicts.

       -ksubst
              Use subst style keyword substitution.  See  co(1)  for  details.
              For example, -kk -r1.1 -r1.2 ignores differences in keyword val-
              ues when merging the changes from 1.1 to 1.2.  It normally  does
              not  make  sense  to merge binary files as if they were text, so
              rcsmerge refuses to merge files if -kb expansion is used.

       -p[rev]
              Send the result to standard output instead  of  overwriting  the
              working file.

       -q[rev]
              Run quietly; do not print diagnostics.

       -r[rev]
              Merge  with  respect  to revision rev.  Here an empty rev stands
              for the latest revision on  the  default  branch,  normally  the
              head.

       -T     This  option has no effect; it is present for compatibility with
              other RCS commands.

       -V     Print RCS's version number.

       -Vn    Emulate RCS version n.  See co(1) for details.

       -xsuffixes
              Use suffixes to characterize RCS files.  See ci(1) for  details.

       -zzone Use  zone  as the time zone for keyword substitution.  See co(1)
              for details.

EXAMPLES
       Suppose you have released revision 2.8 of f.c.  Assume furthermore that
       after  you  complete an unreleased revision 3.4, you receive updates to
       release 2.8 from someone else.  To combine the updates to 2.8 and  your
       changes  between  2.8 and 3.4, put the updates to 2.8 into file f.c and
       execute

           rcsmerge  -p  -r2.8  -r3.4  f.c  >f.merged.c

       Then examine f.merged.c.   Alternatively,  if  you  want  to  save  the
       updates  to  2.8 in the RCS file, check them in as revision 2.8.1.1 and
       execute co -j:

           ci  -r2.8.1.1  f.c
           co  -r3.4  -j2.8:2.8.1.1  f.c

       As another example, the following command undoes  the  changes  between
       revision 2.4 and 2.8 in your currently checked out revision in f.c.

           rcsmerge  -r2.8  -r2.4  f.c

       Note the order of the arguments, and that f.c will be overwritten.

ENVIRONMENT
       RCSINIT
              options  prepended  to  the  argument list, separated by spaces.
              See ci(1) for details.

DIAGNOSTICS
       Exit status is 0 for no overlaps, 1 for some overlaps, 2 for trouble.

IDENTIFICATION
       Author: Walter F. Tichy.
       Manual Page Revision: ; Release Date: .
       Copyright (C) 1982, 1988, 1989 Walter F. Tichy.
       Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 Paul Eggert.

SEE ALSO
       ci(1), co(1),  ident(1),  merge(1),  rcs(1),  rcsdiff(1),  rcsintro(1),
       rlog(1), rcsfile(5)
       Walter  F. Tichy, RCS--A System for Version Control, Software--Practice
       & Experience 15, 7 (July 1985), 637-654.



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