mergechanges(1)

NAME

   mergechanges - merge multiple changes files

SYNOPSIS

   mergechanges [-d] [-f] [-S] [-i] file1 file2 [file...]

DESCRIPTION

   mergechanges   merges   two   or   more  .changes  files,  merging  the
   Architecture, Description  and  Files  (and  Checksums-*,  if  present)
   fields  of  the  two.  There are checks made to ensure that the changes
   files are from the same source package and version  and  use  the  same
   changes  file  Format.  The first changes file is used as the basis and
   the information from the later ones is merged into it.

   The output is normally written to stdout.  If the -f option  is  given,
   the  output is written to package_version_multi.changes instead, in the
   same directory as the first changes file listed.

   If the -d option is given and the output is generated successfully, the
   input files will be deleted.

   If the -i or --indep option is given, source packages and architecture-
   independent (Architecture: all) packages are included  in  the  output,
   but architecture-dependent packages are not.

   If  the  -S  or  --source  option  is  given,  only source packages are
   included in the output.

AUTHOR

   Gergely Nagy  <algernon@debian.org>,  modifications  by  Julian  Gilbey
   <jdg@debian.org>,   Mark   Hymers  <mhy@debian.org>,  Adam  D.  Barratt
   <adam@adam-barratt.org.uk>, and Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org>.

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