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MELD(1) 		     General Commands Manual			 MELD(1)

NAME
     meld - Visual diff and merge tool for the GNOME Desktop

SYNOPSIS
     meld [options]
     meld [options] FILE1
     meld [options] DIR1
     meld [options] FILE1 FILE2 [FILE3]
     meld [options] DIR1 DIR2 [DIR3]

DESCRIPTION
     Meld  is  a graphical diff viewer and merge application for the GNOME desk-
     top.  It supports 2 and 3-file diffs, recursive directory diffs, diffing of
     directories under version control (Bazaar, CVS, Darcs, Fossil, Git, Mercur-
     ial, Monotone), as well as the ability to manually and automatically  merge
     file differences.

OPTIONS
     --auto-compare, -a
	    Automatically compare all differing files on startup.

     --auto-merge
	    Automatically merge files

     --comparison-file=<file>
	    Load a saved comparison from a Meld comparison file

     --diff FILE1|DIR1 FILE2|DIR2 [FILE3|DIR3]
	    Create  a  diff  tab  for the given files or directories.  Note that
	    "meld --diff FILE1 FILE2" is functionally equivalent to "meld  FILE1
	    FILE2".   However,	the  --diff argument can be given multiple times
	    for one invocation of meld which allows the  user  to  automatically
	    initiate multiple diffs when meld starts.  See examples below.

     --help, -h
	    Print application help and usage.

     --label=<label>, -L <label>
	    Set application window title to <label>.

     --newtab, -n
	    Open the comparison as a new tab in an already-running instance.

     --output, -o
	    Sets the save path for the middle buffer in a three-pane merge view.
	    This  is useful for loading the middle buffer from one file and sav-
	    ing it to another, for example in use as  a  version  control  merge
	    helper.

     --unified, -u
	    Ignored for compatibility

     --version
	    Print application version and exit.

EXAMPLES
     meld
	    Run meld without initiating a diff.

     meld FILE1
	    Initiate  a  diff  between	FILE1 and the version-controlled copy of
	    FILE1.

     meld DIR1
	    Initiate a recursive diff between DIR1  and  the  version-controlled
	    copy of DIR1.

     meld FILE1 FILE2
	    Initiate a diff between FILE1 and FILE2.

     meld FILE1 FILE2 FILE3
	    Initiate a 3-way diff between FILE1, FILE2, and FILE3.

     meld DIR1 DIR2
	    Initiate a recursive diff between directory DIR1 and DIR2.

     meld DIR1 DIR2 DIR3
	    Initiate  a  recursive  3-way diff between directory DIR1, DIR2, and
	    DIR3.

     meld --diff FILE1 FILE2 --diff FILE3 FILE4
	    Initiate a diff between FILE1 and FILE2, and a separate diff between
	    FILE3 and FILE4.

BUGS
     If   you	find   a    bug,    please    report	it    at    https://git-
     lab.gnome.org/GNOME/meld/issues or mail a description of the issue to meld-
     list@gnome.org.

AUTHORS
     See     the     AUTHORS	 text	  file	  in	meld's	  source    code
     (http://git.gnome.org/browse/meld/tree/AUTHORS).

				  26 Sept 2010				 MELD(1)

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