Set vars: $ CONTRIBDIR="$TESTDIR/../contrib" Test simplemerge command: $ cp "$CONTRIBDIR/simplemerge" . $ echo base > base $ echo local > local $ cat base >> local $ cp local orig $ cat base > other $ echo other >> other changing local directly $ "$PYTHON" simplemerge local base other && echo "merge succeeded" merge succeeded $ cat local local base other $ cp orig local printing to stdout $ "$PYTHON" simplemerge -p local base other local base other local: $ cat local local base conflicts $ cp base conflict-local $ cp other conflict-other $ echo not other >> conflict-local $ echo end >> conflict-local $ echo end >> conflict-other $ "$PYTHON" simplemerge -p conflict-local base conflict-other base <<<<<<< conflict-local not other ======= other >>>>>>> conflict-other end [1] 1 label $ "$PYTHON" simplemerge -p -L foo conflict-local base conflict-other base <<<<<<< foo not other ======= other >>>>>>> conflict-other end [1] 2 labels $ "$PYTHON" simplemerge -p -L foo -L bar conflict-local base conflict-other base <<<<<<< foo not other ======= other >>>>>>> bar end [1] 3 labels $ "$PYTHON" simplemerge -p -L foo -L bar -L base conflict-local base conflict-other base <<<<<<< foo not other end ||||||| base ======= other end >>>>>>> bar [1] too many labels $ "$PYTHON" simplemerge -p -L foo -L bar -L baz -L buz conflict-local base conflict-other abort: can only specify three labels. [255] binary file $ "$PYTHON" -c "f = open('binary-local', 'w'); f.write('\x00'); f.close()" $ cat orig >> binary-local $ "$PYTHON" simplemerge -p binary-local base other warning: binary-local looks like a binary file. [1] binary file --text $ "$PYTHON" simplemerge -a -p binary-local base other 2>&1 warning: binary-local looks like a binary file. \x00local (esc) base other help $ "$PYTHON" simplemerge --help simplemerge [OPTS] LOCAL BASE OTHER Simple three-way file merge utility with a minimal feature set. Apply to LOCAL the changes necessary to go from BASE to OTHER. By default, LOCAL is overwritten with the results of this operation. options: -L --label labels to use on conflict markers -a --text treat all files as text -p --print print results instead of overwriting LOCAL --no-minimal no effect (DEPRECATED) -h --help display help and exit -q --quiet suppress output wrong number of arguments $ "$PYTHON" simplemerge simplemerge: wrong number of arguments simplemerge [OPTS] LOCAL BASE OTHER Simple three-way file merge utility with a minimal feature set. Apply to LOCAL the changes necessary to go from BASE to OTHER. By default, LOCAL is overwritten with the results of this operation. options: -L --label labels to use on conflict markers -a --text treat all files as text -p --print print results instead of overwriting LOCAL --no-minimal no effect (DEPRECATED) -h --help display help and exit -q --quiet suppress output [1] bad option $ "$PYTHON" simplemerge --foo -p local base other simplemerge: option --foo not recognized simplemerge [OPTS] LOCAL BASE OTHER Simple three-way file merge utility with a minimal feature set. Apply to LOCAL the changes necessary to go from BASE to OTHER. By default, LOCAL is overwritten with the results of this operation. options: -L --label labels to use on conflict markers -a --text treat all files as text -p --print print results instead of overwriting LOCAL --no-minimal no effect (DEPRECATED) -h --help display help and exit -q --quiet suppress output [1]