1MELD(1)                     General Commands Manual                    MELD(1)
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NAME

6       meld - Visual diff and merge tool for the GNOME Desktop
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SYNOPSIS

9       meld [options]
10       meld [options] FILE1
11       meld [options] DIR1
12       meld [options] FILE1 FILE2 [FILE3]
13       meld [options] DIR1 DIR2 [DIR3]
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DESCRIPTION

16       Meld  is  a  graphical  diff viewer and merge application for the GNOME
17       desktop.  It supports 2 and 3-file diffs,  recursive  directory  diffs,
18       diffing  of directories under version control (Bazaar, CVS, Darcs, Fos‐
19       sil, Git, Mercurial, Monotone), as well as the ability to manually  and
20       automatically merge file differences.
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OPTIONS

23       --auto-compare, -a
24              Automatically compare all differing files on startup.
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26       --auto-merge
27              Automatically merge files
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29       --comparison-file=<file>
30              Load a saved comparison from a Meld comparison file
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32       --diff FILE1|DIR1 FILE2|DIR2 [FILE3|DIR3]
33              Create a diff tab for the given files or directories.  Note that
34              "meld --diff FILE1 FILE2" is functionally  equivalent  to  "meld
35              FILE1  FILE2".  However, the --diff argument can be given multi‐
36              ple times for one invocation of meld which allows  the  user  to
37              automatically  initiate  multiple  diffs  when meld starts.  See
38              examples below.
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40       --help, -h
41              Print application help and usage.
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43       --label=<label>, -L <label>
44              Set application window title to <label>.
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46       --newtab, -n
47              Open the comparison as a new tab in an already-running instance.
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49       --output, -o
50              Sets the save path for the middle buffer in a  three-pane  merge
51              view. This is useful for loading the middle buffer from one file
52              and saving it to another, for example in use as a  version  con‐
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55       --unified, -u
56              Ignored for compatibility
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58       --version
59              Print application version and exit.
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EXAMPLES

62       meld
63              Run meld without initiating a diff.
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65       meld FILE1
66              Initiate a diff between FILE1 and the version-controlled copy of
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69       meld DIR1
70              Initiate a recursive diff  between  DIR1  and  the  version-con‐
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73       meld FILE1 FILE2
74              Initiate a diff between FILE1 and FILE2.
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76       meld FILE1 FILE2 FILE3
77              Initiate a 3-way diff between FILE1, FILE2, and FILE3.
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79       meld DIR1 DIR2
80              Initiate a recursive diff between directory DIR1 and DIR2.
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82       meld DIR1 DIR2 DIR3
83              Initiate  a  recursive  3-way diff between directory DIR1, DIR2,
84              and DIR3.
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86       meld --diff FILE1 FILE2 --diff FILE3 FILE4
87              Initiate a diff between FILE1 and FILE2,  and  a  separate  diff
88              between FILE3 and FILE4.
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BUGS

91       If    you    find   a   bug,   please   report   it   at   https://git‐
92       lab.gnome.org/GNOME/meld/issues or mail a description of the  issue  to
93       meld-list@gnome.org.
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AUTHORS

96       See    the    AUTHORS    text    file    in    meld's    source    code
97       (http://git.gnome.org/browse/meld/tree/AUTHORS).
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101                                 26 Sept 2010                          MELD(1)