% changing local directly merge succeeded local base other % printing to stdout local base other local: local base % conflicts base <<<<<<< conflict-local not other ======= other >>>>>>> conflict-other end warning: conflicts during merge. merge failed % --no-minimal base <<<<<<< conflict-local not other end ======= other end >>>>>>> conflict-other warning: conflicts during merge. % 1 label base <<<<<<< foo not other ======= other >>>>>>> conflict-other end warning: conflicts during merge. % 2 labels base <<<<<<< foo not other ======= other >>>>>>> bar end warning: conflicts during merge. % too many labels abort: can only specify two labels. % binary file abort: binary-local looks like a binary file. % binary file --text warning: binary-local looks like a binary file. local base other % 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 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 % bad option 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