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1 To merge files Mercurial uses merge tools.
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3 A merge tool combines two different versions of a file into a merged
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4 file. Merge tools are given the two files and the greatest common
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5 ancestor of the two file versions, so they can determine the changes
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6 made on both branches.
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8 Merge tools are used both for :hg:`resolve`, :hg:`merge`, :hg:`update`,
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9 :hg:`backout` and in several extensions.
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11 Usually, the merge tool tries to automatically reconcile the files by
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12 combining all non-overlapping changes that occurred separately in
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13 the two different evolutions of the same initial base file. Furthermore, some
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14 interactive merge programs make it easier to manually resolve
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15 conflicting merges, either in a graphical way, or by inserting some
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16 conflict markers. Mercurial does not include any interactive merge
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17 programs but relies on external tools for that.
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19 Available merge tools
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20 =====================
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22 External merge tools and their properties are configured in the
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23 merge-tools configuration section - see hgrc(5) - but they can often just
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24 be named by their executable.
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26 A merge tool is generally usable if its executable can be found on the
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27 system and if it can handle the merge. The executable is found if it
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29 application in the executable search path. The tool is assumed to be
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30 able to handle the merge if it can handle symlinks if the file is a
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31 symlink, if it can handle binary files if the file is binary, and if a
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32 GUI is available if the tool requires a GUI.
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34 There are some internal merge tools which can be used. The internal
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35 merge tools are:
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39 Internal tools are always available and do not require a GUI but will by default
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40 not handle symlinks or binary files.
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42 Choosing a merge tool
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43 =====================
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45 Mercurial uses these rules when deciding which merge tool to use:
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47 1. If a tool has been specified with the --tool option to merge or resolve, it
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48 is used. If it is the name of a tool in the merge-tools configuration, its
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49 configuration is used. Otherwise the specified tool must be executable by
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50 the shell.
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52 2. If the ``HGMERGE`` environment variable is present, its value is used and
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55 3. If the filename of the file to be merged matches any of the patterns in the
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56 merge-patterns configuration section, the first usable merge tool
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57 corresponding to a matching pattern is used. Here, binary capabilities of the
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58 merge tool are not considered.
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60 4. If ui.merge is set it will be considered next. If the value is not the name
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62 the shell. Otherwise the named tool is used if it is usable.
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64 5. If any usable merge tools are present in the merge-tools configuration
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65 section, the one with the highest priority is used.
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67 6. If a program named ``hgmerge`` can be found on the system, it is used - but
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68 it will by default not be used for symlinks and binary files.
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71 internal ``:merge`` is used.
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73 8. The merge of the file fails and must be resolved before commit.
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77 After selecting a merge program, Mercurial will by default attempt
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78 to merge the files using a simple merge algorithm first. Only if it doesn't
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80 merge program. Whether to use the simple merge algorithm first can be
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81 controlled by the premerge setting of the merge tool. Premerge is enabled by
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84 See the merge-tools and ui sections of hgrc(5) for details on the
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85 configuration of merge tools.