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diff --git a/static/v10/man1/merge.1 b/static/v10/man1/merge.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..39c8f7fb --- /dev/null +++ b/static/v10/man1/merge.1 @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +.th MERGE I 11/7/73 +.sh NAME +merge \*- merge several files +.sh SYNOPSIS +.bd merge +[ +.bd \*-anr +] [ \fB\*-\fIn\fR ] [ \fB+\fIn\fR ] [ name ... ] +.sh DESCRIPTION +.it Merge +merges several files together +and writes the result on +the standard output. +If a file +is designated by +an unadorned `\*-', +the standard input is understood. +.s3 +The merge is line-by-line in increasing ASCII collating sequence, +except that upper-case letters are considered +the same as the corresponding lower-case letters. +.s3 +.it Merge +understands several flag arguments. +.s3 +.lp +4 4 +\fB\*-a\fR Use strict ASCII collating sequence. +.s3 +.lp +4 4 +\fB\*-n\fR An initial numeric string, possibly preceded by '\*-', +is sorted by numerical value. +.s3 +.lp +4 4 +\fB\*-r\fR Data is in reverse order. +.s3 +.lp +4 4 +\fB\*-\fIn\fR The first \fIn\fR fields in each line +are ignored. A field is defined as a string of non-space, non-tab +characters separated by tabs and spaces from its neighbors. +.s3 +.lp +4 4 +\fB+\fIn\fR The first \fIn\fR characters are ignored. +Fields (with \fB\*-\fIn\fR) +are skipped before characters. +.i0 +.sh "SEE ALSO" +sort(I) +.sh BUGS +Only 8 files can be handled; +any further files are ignored. |
