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70457 | 1 @c This is part of the Emacs manual. |
75348 | 2 @c Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
70457 | 3 @c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions. |
4 @c | |
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5 @c This file is included either in emacs-xtra.texi (when producing the |
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6 @c printed version) or in the main Emacs manual (for the on-line version). |
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7 @node Emerge |
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8 @section Merging Files with Emerge |
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9 @cindex Emerge |
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10 @cindex merging files |
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12 It's not unusual for programmers to get their signals crossed and |
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13 modify the same program in two different directions. To recover from |
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14 this confusion, you need to merge the two versions. Emerge makes this |
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15 easier. For other ways to compare files, see |
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16 @iftex |
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17 @ref{Comparing Files,,, emacs, the Emacs Manual}, |
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18 @end iftex |
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19 @ifnottex |
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20 @ref{Comparing Files}, |
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21 @end ifnottex |
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22 and @ref{Top, Ediff,, ediff, The Ediff Manual}. |
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24 @menu |
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25 * Overview of Emerge:: How to start Emerge. Basic concepts. |
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26 * Submodes of Emerge:: Fast mode vs. Edit mode. |
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27 Skip Prefers mode and Auto Advance mode. |
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28 * State of Difference:: You do the merge by specifying state A or B |
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29 for each difference. |
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30 * Merge Commands:: Commands for selecting a difference, |
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31 changing states of differences, etc. |
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32 * Exiting Emerge:: What to do when you've finished the merge. |
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33 * Combining in Emerge:: How to keep both alternatives for a difference. |
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34 * Fine Points of Emerge:: Misc. |
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35 @end menu |
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37 @node Overview of Emerge |
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38 @subsection Overview of Emerge |
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39 |
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40 To start Emerge, run one of these four commands: |
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42 @table @kbd |
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43 @item M-x emerge-files |
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44 @findex emerge-files |
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45 Merge two specified files. |
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46 |
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47 @item M-x emerge-files-with-ancestor |
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48 @findex emerge-files-with-ancestor |
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49 Merge two specified files, with reference to a common ancestor. |
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51 @item M-x emerge-buffers |
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52 @findex emerge-buffers |
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53 Merge two buffers. |
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55 @item M-x emerge-buffers-with-ancestor |
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56 @findex emerge-buffers-with-ancestor |
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57 Merge two buffers with reference to a common ancestor in a third |
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58 buffer. |
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59 @end table |
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60 |
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61 @cindex merge buffer (Emerge) |
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62 @cindex A and B buffers (Emerge) |
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63 The Emerge commands compare two files or buffers, and display the |
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64 comparison in three buffers: one for each input text (the @dfn{A buffer} |
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65 and the @dfn{B buffer}), and one (the @dfn{merge buffer}) where merging |
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66 takes place. The merge buffer shows the full merged text, not just the |
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67 differences. Wherever the two input texts differ, you can choose which |
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68 one of them to include in the merge buffer. |
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69 |
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70 The Emerge commands that take input from existing buffers use only |
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71 the accessible portions of those buffers, if they are narrowed. |
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72 @iftex |
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73 @xref{Narrowing,,, emacs, the Emacs Manual}. |
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74 @end iftex |
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75 @ifnottex |
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76 @xref{Narrowing}. |
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77 @end ifnottex |
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80 If a common ancestor version is available, from which the two texts to |
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81 be merged were both derived, Emerge can use it to guess which |
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82 alternative is right. Wherever one current version agrees with the |
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83 ancestor, Emerge presumes that the other current version is a deliberate |
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84 change which should be kept in the merged version. Use the |
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85 @samp{with-ancestor} commands if you want to specify a common ancestor |
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86 text. These commands read three file or buffer names---variant A, |
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87 variant B, and the common ancestor. |
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90 interactive merging starts. You control the merging by typing special |
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91 @dfn{merge commands} in the merge buffer (@pxref{Merge Commands}). |
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92 For each run of differences between the input texts, you can choose |
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93 which one of them to keep, or edit them both together. |
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95 The merge buffer uses a special major mode, Emerge mode, with commands |
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96 for making these choices. But you can also edit the buffer with |
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97 ordinary Emacs commands. |
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99 At any given time, the attention of Emerge is focused on one |
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103 @example |
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104 vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv |
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105 @var{text that differs} |
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107 @end example |
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109 @noindent |
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110 Emerge numbers all the differences sequentially and the mode |
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113 Normally, the merge buffer starts out with the A version of the text. |
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114 But when the A version of a difference agrees with the common ancestor, |
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115 then the B version is initially preferred for that difference. |
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117 Emerge leaves the merged text in the merge buffer when you exit. At |
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119 numeric argument to @code{emerge-files} or |
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120 @code{emerge-files-with-ancestor}, it reads the name of the output file |
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124 Normally, Emerge commands save the output buffer in its file when you |
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125 exit. If you abort Emerge with @kbd{C-]}, the Emerge command does not |
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126 save the output buffer, but you can save it yourself if you wish. |
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128 @node Submodes of Emerge |
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129 @subsection Submodes of Emerge |
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131 You can choose between two modes for giving merge commands: Fast mode |
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132 and Edit mode. In Fast mode, basic merge commands are single |
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134 convenient if you use only merge commands. In Edit mode, all merge |
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135 commands start with the prefix key @kbd{C-c C-c}, and the normal Emacs |
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136 commands are also available. This allows editing the merge buffer, but |
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139 Use @kbd{e} to switch to Edit mode, and @kbd{C-c C-c f} to switch to |
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140 Fast mode. The mode line indicates Edit and Fast modes with @samp{E} |
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141 and @samp{F}. |
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143 Emerge has two additional submodes that affect how particular merge |
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144 commands work: Auto Advance mode and Skip Prefers mode. |
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146 If Auto Advance mode is in effect, the @kbd{a} and @kbd{b} commands |
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147 advance to the next difference. This lets you go through the merge |
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148 faster as long as you simply choose one of the alternatives from the |
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149 input. The mode line indicates Auto Advance mode with @samp{A}. |
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151 If Skip Prefers mode is in effect, the @kbd{n} and @kbd{p} commands |
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152 skip over differences in states prefer-A and prefer-B (@pxref{State of |
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153 Difference}). Thus you see only differences for which neither version |
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155 @samp{S}. |
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157 @findex emerge-auto-advance-mode |
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158 @findex emerge-skip-prefers-mode |
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159 Use the command @kbd{s a} (@code{emerge-auto-advance-mode}) to set or |
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160 clear Auto Advance mode. Use @kbd{s s} |
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161 (@code{emerge-skip-prefers-mode}) to set or clear Skip Prefers mode. |
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162 These commands turn on the mode with a positive argument, turns it off |
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163 with a negative or zero argument, and toggle the mode with no argument. |
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165 @node State of Difference |
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166 @subsection State of a Difference |
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168 In the merge buffer, a difference is marked with lines of @samp{v} and |
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169 @samp{^} characters. Each difference has one of these seven states: |
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171 @table @asis |
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172 @item A |
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173 The difference is showing the A version. The @kbd{a} command always |
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174 produces this state; the mode line indicates it with @samp{A}. |
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177 The difference is showing the B version. The @kbd{b} command always |
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178 produces this state; the mode line indicates it with @samp{B}. |
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180 @item default-A |
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181 @itemx default-B |
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182 The difference is showing the A or the B state by default, because you |
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183 haven't made a choice. All differences start in the default-A state |
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184 (and thus the merge buffer is a copy of the A buffer), except those for |
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185 which one alternative is ``preferred'' (see below). |
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187 When you select a difference, its state changes from default-A or |
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188 default-B to plain A or B. Thus, the selected difference never has |
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189 state default-A or default-B, and these states are never displayed in |
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190 the mode line. |
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192 The command @kbd{d a} chooses default-A as the default state, and @kbd{d |
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193 b} chooses default-B. This chosen default applies to all differences |
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194 which you haven't ever selected and for which no alternative is preferred. |
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195 If you are moving through the merge sequentially, the differences you |
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196 haven't selected are those following the selected one. Thus, while |
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197 moving sequentially, you can effectively make the A version the default |
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198 for some sections of the merge buffer and the B version the default for |
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199 others by using @kbd{d a} and @kbd{d b} between sections. |
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201 @item prefer-A |
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202 @itemx prefer-B |
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203 The difference is showing the A or B state because it is |
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204 @dfn{preferred}. This means that you haven't made an explicit choice, |
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205 but one alternative seems likely to be right because the other |
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206 alternative agrees with the common ancestor. Thus, where the A buffer |
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207 agrees with the common ancestor, the B version is preferred, because |
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208 chances are it is the one that was actually changed. |
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210 These two states are displayed in the mode line as @samp{A*} and @samp{B*}. |
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212 @item combined |
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213 The difference is showing a combination of the A and B states, as a |
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214 result of the @kbd{x c} or @kbd{x C} commands. |
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216 Once a difference is in this state, the @kbd{a} and @kbd{b} commands |
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217 don't do anything to it unless you give them a numeric argument. |
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219 The mode line displays this state as @samp{comb}. |
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220 @end table |
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222 @node Merge Commands |
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223 @subsection Merge Commands |
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225 Here are the Merge commands for Fast mode; in Edit mode, precede them |
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226 with @kbd{C-c C-c}: |
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228 @table @kbd |
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229 @item p |
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230 Select the previous difference. |
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232 @item n |
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233 Select the next difference. |
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234 |
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235 @item a |
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236 Choose the A version of this difference. |
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237 |
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238 @item b |
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239 Choose the B version of this difference. |
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240 |
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241 @item C-u @var{n} j |
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242 Select difference number @var{n}. |
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244 @item . |
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245 Select the difference containing point. You can use this command in the |
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246 merge buffer or in the A or B buffer. |
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247 |
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248 @item q |
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249 Quit---finish the merge. |
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250 |
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251 @item C-] |
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252 Abort---exit merging and do not save the output. |
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254 @item f |
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255 Go into Fast mode. (In Edit mode, this is actually @kbd{C-c C-c f}.) |
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256 |
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257 @item e |
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258 Go into Edit mode. |
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259 |
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260 @item l |
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261 Recenter (like @kbd{C-l}) all three windows. |
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262 |
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263 @item - |
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264 Specify part of a prefix numeric argument. |
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265 |
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266 @item @var{digit} |
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267 Also specify part of a prefix numeric argument. |
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268 |
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269 @item d a |
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270 Choose the A version as the default from here down in |
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271 the merge buffer. |
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272 |
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273 @item d b |
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274 Choose the B version as the default from here down in |
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275 the merge buffer. |
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276 |
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277 @item c a |
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278 Copy the A version of this difference into the kill ring. |
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279 |
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280 @item c b |
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281 Copy the B version of this difference into the kill ring. |
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282 |
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283 @item i a |
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284 Insert the A version of this difference at point. |
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285 |
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286 @item i b |
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287 Insert the B version of this difference at point. |
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288 |
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289 @item m |
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290 Put point and mark around the difference. |
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291 |
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292 @item ^ |
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293 Scroll all three windows down (like @kbd{M-v}). |
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294 |
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295 @item v |
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296 Scroll all three windows up (like @kbd{C-v}). |
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297 |
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298 @item < |
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299 Scroll all three windows left (like @kbd{C-x <}). |
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300 |
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301 @item > |
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302 Scroll all three windows right (like @kbd{C-x >}). |
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303 |
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304 @item | |
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305 Reset horizontal scroll on all three windows. |
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306 |
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307 @item x 1 |
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308 Shrink the merge window to one line. (Use @kbd{C-u l} to restore it |
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309 to full size.) |
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310 |
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311 @item x c |
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312 Combine the two versions of this difference (@pxref{Combining in |
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313 Emerge}). |
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314 |
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315 @item x f |
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316 Show the names of the files/buffers Emerge is operating on, in a Help |
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317 window. (Use @kbd{C-u l} to restore windows.) |
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318 |
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319 @item x j |
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320 Join this difference with the following one. |
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321 (@kbd{C-u x j} joins this difference with the previous one.) |
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322 |
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323 @item x s |
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324 Split this difference into two differences. Before you use this |
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325 command, position point in each of the three buffers at the place where |
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326 you want to split the difference. |
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327 |
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328 @item x t |
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329 Trim identical lines off the top and bottom of the difference. |
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330 Such lines occur when the A and B versions are |
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331 identical but differ from the ancestor version. |
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332 @end table |
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333 |
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334 @node Exiting Emerge |
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335 @subsection Exiting Emerge |
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336 |
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337 The @kbd{q} command (@code{emerge-quit}) finishes the merge, storing |
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338 the results into the output file if you specified one. It restores the |
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339 A and B buffers to their proper contents, or kills them if they were |
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340 created by Emerge and you haven't changed them. It also disables the |
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341 Emerge commands in the merge buffer, since executing them later could |
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342 damage the contents of the various buffers. |
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343 |
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344 @kbd{C-]} aborts the merge. This means exiting without writing the |
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345 output file. If you didn't specify an output file, then there is no |
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346 real difference between aborting and finishing the merge. |
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347 |
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348 If the Emerge command was called from another Lisp program, then its |
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349 return value is @code{t} for successful completion, or @code{nil} if you |
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350 abort. |
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352 @node Combining in Emerge |
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353 @subsection Combining the Two Versions |
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355 Sometimes you want to keep @emph{both} alternatives for a particular |
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356 difference. To do this, use @kbd{x c}, which edits the merge buffer |
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357 like this: |
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359 @example |
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360 @group |
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361 #ifdef NEW |
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362 @var{version from A buffer} |
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363 #else /* not NEW */ |
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364 @var{version from B buffer} |
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365 #endif /* not NEW */ |
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366 @end group |
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367 @end example |
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369 @noindent |
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370 @vindex emerge-combine-versions-template |
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371 While this example shows C preprocessor conditionals delimiting the two |
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372 alternative versions, you can specify the strings to use by setting |
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373 the variable @code{emerge-combine-versions-template} to a string of your |
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374 choice. In the string, @samp{%a} says where to put version A, and |
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375 @samp{%b} says where to put version B. The default setting, which |
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376 produces the results shown above, looks like this: |
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378 @example |
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379 @group |
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380 "#ifdef NEW\n%a#else /* not NEW */\n%b#endif /* not NEW */\n" |
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381 @end group |
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382 @end example |
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384 @node Fine Points of Emerge |
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385 @subsection Fine Points of Emerge |
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387 During the merge, you mustn't try to edit the A and B buffers yourself. |
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388 Emerge modifies them temporarily, but ultimately puts them back the way |
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389 they were. |
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391 You can have any number of merges going at once---just don't use any one |
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392 buffer as input to more than one merge at once, since the temporary |
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393 changes made in these buffers would get in each other's way. |
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395 Starting Emerge can take a long time because it needs to compare the |
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396 files fully. Emacs can't do anything else until @code{diff} finishes. |
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397 Perhaps in the future someone will change Emerge to do the comparison in |
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398 the background when the input files are large---then you could keep on |
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399 doing other things with Emacs until Emerge is ready to accept |
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400 commands. |
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402 @vindex emerge-startup-hook |
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403 After setting up the merge, Emerge runs the hook |
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405 @iftex |
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406 @xref{Hooks,,, emacs, the Emacs Manual}. |
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407 @end iftex |
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408 @ifnottex |
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409 @xref{Hooks}. |
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410 @end ifnottex |
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412 @ignore | |
413 arch-tag: cda63f09-9c5f-4ea1-adb9-4a820fdfb24e | |
414 @end ignore |