MERGE-INFO(1) XStow Reference Guide MERGE-INFO(1)
NAME
merge-info, merge and unmerge GNU Info index files
SYNOPSIS
merge-info [OPTION ...] FILE FILE
DESCRIPTION
merge-info can merge and unmerge the GNU Info index files named 'dir'. These files are usally created by install-info at install time of an
application, or automatically generated by a mkinfodir script.
If you are installing 2 packages at two different locations, two different 'dir' files are created. Eg.: One in
/stow/foo/usr/local/info/dir
and one in
/stow/bar/usr/local/info/dir
This is the common case if you are using a tool like xstow(1). merge-info can handle this and can merge both 'dir' files and creates a new
'dir' file.
USAGE
merge-info [OPTION ...] FILE FILE
Merge two files:
merge-info /stow/foo/info/dir /stow/bar/info/dir
Remove the content of a 'dir' file from another 'dir' file
merge-info -u /stow/foo/info/dir /stow/bar/info/dir
OPTIONS
-dl -debug-level INT
Set's the debug level. An unsigned integer is accepted. The default value is 0.
-h -help
Shows a help screen.
-V -Version
Displays the verion number of the XStow package. merge-info is shipped with xstow(1).
-u -unmerge
Unmerge instead of merge. Note: It is not possible splitting up one 'dir' file into two. But removing the content of one 'dir' file
from the other one is possible.
-o -outfile
Write the resulting 'dir' file not to stdout. Write it to a given file. Since merge-info does not open this outfile until all the
merging or unmerging stuff is done it is allowed that the outfile is one the source files. eg.:
merge-info -u foo/info/dir bar/info/dir -o foo/info/dir
-d -duplicate
Remove duplicate entries. When merging 2 files an entry can appear in more than one section. If you do not wan't this, use this option.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
XSTOW_DEBUG_LEVEL
Same as the -debug-level option.
AUTHORS
merge-info was written by Martin Oberzalek <kingleo@gmx.at>.
COPYING
merge-info, a tool for merging GNU Info index files.
Copyright (C) 2004-2005 by Martin Oberzalek <kingleo@gmx.at>
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
SEE ALSO
info(1) install-info(1) xstow(1)
XStow 1.0.0 2012-05-29 MERGE-INFO(1)