NAME

       md_doc_help_kdb-mergekdb-merge(1) -- Three-way merge of KeySets
        - kdb merge [options] ourpath theirpath basepath resultpath

       • ourpath: Path to the keyset to serve as ours

       • theirpath: path to the keyset to serve as theirs

       • basepath: path to the base keyset

       • resultpath: path without keys where the merged keyset will be saved

   DESCRIPTION
       Does a three-way merge between keysets. On success the resulting keyset will be saved to mergepath. On
       unresolved conflicts nothing will be changed.

   THREE-WAY MERGE
       The kdb merge command uses a three-way merge by default. A three-way merge is when three versions of a
       file (or in this case, KeySet) are compared in order to automatically merge the changes made to the
       KeySet over time. These three versions of the KeySet are:

       • base: The base KeySet is the original version of the KeySet.

       • ours: The ours KeySet represents the user's current version of the KeySet. This KeySet differs from
         base for every key you changed.

       • theirs: The theirs KeySet usually represents the default version of a KeySet (usually the package
         maintainer's version). This KeySet differs from base for every key someone has changed.

       The three-way merge works by comparing the ours KeySet and the theirs KeySet to the base KeySet. By
       looking for differences in these KeySets, a new KeySet called result is created that represents a merge
       of these KeySets.

   CONFLICTS
       Conflicts occur when a Key has a different value in all three KeySets. Conflicts in a merge can be
       resolved using a strategy with the -s option. To interactively resolve conflicts, use the -i option.

   OPTIONS
       • -H, --help: Show the man page.

       • -V, --version: Print version info.

       • s, --strategy <name>: Specify which strategy should be used to resolve conflicts.

       • -v, --verbose: Explain what is happening.

       • -i, --interactive Interactively resolve the conflicts.

   EXAMPLES
       To complete a simple merge of three KeySets: kdb merge user/ours user/theirs user/base user/result

       To complete a merge whilst using the ours version of the KeySet to resolve conflicts: kdb merge -s ours
       user/ours user/theirs user/base user/result

       To complete a three-way merge and overwrite all current keys in the resultpath: kdb merge -s cut
       user/ours user/theirs user/base user/result

   SEE ALSO
       • elektra-merge-strategies(7)