SYNOPSIS
merge-info [OPTION ...] FILE FILEDESCRIPTION
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 FILEMerge 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 <[email protected]>.COPYING
merge-info, a tool for merging GNU Info index files.Copyright (C) 2004-2005 by Martin Oberzalek <[email protected]>
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.