$ cp "$TESTDIR"/../contrib/simplemerge .
$ echo base > base
$ echo local > local
$ cat base >> local
$ cp local orig
$ cat base > other
$ echo other >> other
changing local directly
$ python simplemerge local base other && echo "merge succeeded"
merge succeeded
$ cat local
local
base
other
$ cp orig local
printing to stdout
$ python simplemerge -p local base other
local
base
other
local:
$ cat local
local
base
conflicts
$ cp base conflict-local
$ cp other conflict-other
$ echo not other >> conflict-local
$ echo end >> conflict-local
$ echo end >> conflict-other
$ python simplemerge -p conflict-local base conflict-other
base
<<<<<<< conflict-local
not other
=======
other
>>>>>>> conflict-other
end
warning: conflicts during merge.
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--no-minimal
$ python simplemerge -p --no-minimal conflict-local base conflict-other
base
<<<<<<< conflict-local
not other
end
=======
other
end
>>>>>>> conflict-other
warning: conflicts during merge.
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1 label
$ python simplemerge -p -L foo conflict-local base conflict-other
base
<<<<<<< foo
not other
=======
other
>>>>>>> conflict-other
end
warning: conflicts during merge.
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2 labels
$ python simplemerge -p -L foo -L bar conflict-local base conflict-other
base
<<<<<<< foo
not other
=======
other
>>>>>>> bar
end
warning: conflicts during merge.
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too many labels
$ python simplemerge -p -L foo -L bar -L baz conflict-local base conflict-other
abort: can only specify two labels.
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binary file
$ python -c "f = file('binary-local', 'w'); f.write('\x00'); f.close()"
$ cat orig >> binary-local
$ python simplemerge -p binary-local base other
abort: binary-local looks like a binary file.
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binary file --text
$ python simplemerge -a -p binary-local base other 2>&1
warning: binary-local looks like a binary file.
\x00local (esc)
base
other
help
$ python simplemerge --help
simplemerge [OPTS] LOCAL BASE OTHER
Simple three-way file merge utility with a minimal feature set.
Apply to LOCAL the changes necessary to go from BASE to OTHER.
By default, LOCAL is overwritten with the results of this operation.
options:
-L --label labels to use on conflict markers
-a --text treat all files as text
-p --print print results instead of overwriting LOCAL
--no-minimal do not try to minimize conflict regions
-h --help display help and exit
-q --quiet suppress output
wrong number of arguments
$ python simplemerge
simplemerge: wrong number of arguments
simplemerge [OPTS] LOCAL BASE OTHER
Simple three-way file merge utility with a minimal feature set.
Apply to LOCAL the changes necessary to go from BASE to OTHER.
By default, LOCAL is overwritten with the results of this operation.
options:
-L --label labels to use on conflict markers
-a --text treat all files as text
-p --print print results instead of overwriting LOCAL
--no-minimal do not try to minimize conflict regions
-h --help display help and exit
-q --quiet suppress output
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bad option
$ python simplemerge --foo -p local base other
simplemerge: option --foo not recognized
simplemerge [OPTS] LOCAL BASE OTHER
Simple three-way file merge utility with a minimal feature set.
Apply to LOCAL the changes necessary to go from BASE to OTHER.
By default, LOCAL is overwritten with the results of this operation.
options:
-L --label labels to use on conflict markers
-a --text treat all files as text
-p --print print results instead of overwriting LOCAL
--no-minimal do not try to minimize conflict regions
-h --help display help and exit
-q --quiet suppress output
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