NAME

       tv_merge - Merge (combine) two XMLTV files.

SYNOPSIS

       tv_merge [-t] -i FILE -m FILE -o FILE

DESCRIPTION

       Read XMLTV listings from two files and merge them together.  Unlike tv_cat (which just joins files) this
       will update (add/replace/delete) the original XMLTV file with channels and programmes contained in the
       second file.

       It works with multiple channels, and will insert any new programmes and delete any overlapping
       programmes.

       IMPORTANT The input files must be pre-sorted into datetime within channel order by using the
       "--by-channel" option to tv_sort:

         tv_sort --by-channel --output FILE FILE

       All programmes must have start and stop times.

       (Note: programmes in the merged-in file replace any in the master file, i.e. data are not updated within
       programmes)

       This program uses XML::TreePP which doesn't write <DOCTYPE> definitions in the output file. If you need
       to add a suitable <DOCTYPE> tag then use the optional -t parameter:

         tv_merge -t -i FILE -m FILE -o FILE

EXAMPLE

       To merge all channels/programmes in newadditions.xml into master.xml, and write the output to
       newmaster.xml with a DOCTYPE tag:

         tv_merge -t -i master.xml -m newadditions.xml -o newmaster.xml

SEE ALSO

       tv_sort(1), XMLTV(3)

AUTHOR

       Copyright Geoff Westcott, February 2013.

       This code is distributed under the GNU General Public License v2 (GPLv2).