rcsmerge - merge RCS revisions
rcsmerge [options] file
Use subst style keyword substitution. See co(1) for
details. For example, -kk -r1.1 -r1.2 ignores differences
in keyword values when merging the changes from 1.1 to
1.2. Send the result to standard output instead of overwriting
the working file. Run quietly; do not print diagnostics.
Merge with respect to revision rev. Here an
empty rev stands for the latest revision on the default
branch, normally the head. Emulate RCS version n. See
co(1) for details. Use suffixes to characterize RCS
files. See ci(1) for details.
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 symbolically.
rcsmerge prints a warning if there are overlaps, and
delimits the overlapping regions as explained in merge(1).
The command is useful for incorporating changes into a
checked-out revision.
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 -r3.4f.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.
options prepended to the argument list, separated by
spaces. See ci(1) for details.
Exit status is 0 for no overlaps, 1 for some overlaps, 2
for trouble.
Author: Walter F. Tichy.
Revision Number: 1.1.6.2; Release Date: 1993/10/07.
Copyright (C) 1982, 1988, 1989 by Walter F. Tichy.
Copyright (C) 1990, 1991 by Paul Eggert.
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.
rcsmerge(1)
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