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lmerge(1)			 User Commands			     lmerge(1)

NAME
       lmerge -	lmerge combines	multiple transcripts into one.

SYNOPSIS
       lmerge [-CIiVvT]	[ -D path ] [ -u umask ] transcript...	dest
       lmerge -f [-IiVv] [ -D path ] [ -u umask	] transcript1 transcript2
       lmerge  -n  [-IiVvT]  [	-D path	] [ -u umask ] transcript1 transcript2
       dest

DESCRIPTION
       lmerge walks through each transcript  in	 precedence  order  (  highest
       precedence  transcript  listed  first  )	to create the apply-able tran-
       script dest.  If	multiple transcripts list the same file	system object,
       the transcript line from	the highest precedence transcript  is  written
       to dest.

       Blank  lines  and comments ( lines starting with	# ) are	not written to
       dest.

       With the	-f option lmerge does not create a new transcript  and	merges
       the first transcript into the second transcript.	 The second transcript
       must be writable	by the user.  Only two transcripts are allowed.

       If  the	highest	precedence listing of a	file system object is preceded
       with a '-', the transcript line will not	be written to dest.

       Files listed in dest are	linked from their original location to a  file
       directory  created  by lmerge.  This directory is relative to the loca-
       tion of dest.  Since files are linked, all transcripts (	including dest
       ) and files must	be located on the same volume.

       The -C options runs lmerge in copy  mode.  Files	 listed	 in  dest  are
       copied from their original locations and	are not	linked.

       Using  the -f option, lmerge links all files from the lowest precedence
       transcript.  If the transcript line for a file is preceded with	a  "-"
       it  is  also removed from the file directory associated with the	lowest
       precedence transcript.

       The -n option indicates that the	highest	precedence transcript  has  no
       associated  file	directory.  All	files listed in	the highest precedence
       transcript must be in the file directory	 associated  with  the	lowest
       precedence  transcript.	 A  transcript	line in	the highest precedence
       transcript written to dest, but files are linked	from the lowest	prece-
       dence transcript.  Only two transcripts can be merged with the  -n  op-
       tion.

OPTIONS
       -C		  enable copy mode.

       -f		  merge	transcript1 into transcript2.

       -D path		  specifies  the radmind working directory, by default
			  /var/radmind

       -I		  path comparisons are case-insensitive.

       -n		  merge	two transcripts	linking	 all  files  from  the
			  lowest precedence transcript.

       -T		  merge	 transcripts  only. Do not perform file	system
			  linking.  May	not be used with the -f	option.

       -u umask		  use umask as the file	mode creation mask, default is
			  users	umask.

       -V		  displays the version of lmerge and exits.

       -v		  displays merge information to	the standard output.

EXIT STATUS
       The following exit values are returned:

       0    Merge successful.

       >1   An error occurred.

SEE ALSO
       fsdiff(1), ktcheck(1),  lapply(1),  lcksum(1),  lcreate(1),  lfdiff(1),
       lsort(1), twhich(1), radmind(8).

RSUG			       October 06, 2023			     lmerge(1)

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