diffutils: Bypassing ed
8.3 Generating the Merged Output Directly
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With the '--merge' ('-m') option, 'diff3' outputs the merged file
directly. This is more efficient than using 'ed' to generate it, and
works even with non-text files that 'ed' would reject. If you specify
'-m' without an 'ed' script option, '-A' is assumed.
Input:: for a copy of the input files) would output the following:
<<<<<<< tzu
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The Way that can be told of is not the eternal Way;
The name that can be named is not the eternal name.
>>>>>>> tao
The Nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth;
The Named is the mother of all things.
Therefore let there always be non-being,
so we may see their subtlety,
And let there always be being,
so we may see their result.
The two are the same,
But after they are produced,
they have different names.
<<<<<<< lao
||||||| tzu
They both may be called deep and profound.
Deeper and more profound,
The door of all subtleties!
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-- The Way of Lao-Tzu, tr. Wing-tsit Chan
>>>>>>> tao