1 03/12/76   edit merge, edit mer
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 3 Function:  The merge request combines two or more files according to
 4 line number sequence.  The first file specified serves as the primary
 5 file for merging; that is, the file into which all other specified
 6 files will be merged.  Lines from subsequent files are inserted into
 7 the primary file in the proper numerical sequence.  If duplicate lines
 8 occur, the last one encountered during the merge is retained.  The
 9 resulting file becomes the current file.
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12 Syntax:  edit merge file1 file2{ file3 ... fileN}
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15 where each filei specified is merged into file1.
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18 Example:
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20 !    new filea
21      ready  1430
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24 !    10  Primary file
25 !    40  to be merged
26 !    60  with others
27 !    save
28      ready  1430
29 !    new fileb
30      ready  1430
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33 !    20  secondary file
34 !    30  to be merged
35 !    40  with filea
36 !    save
37      ready  1431
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40 !    edit merge filea fileb
41      ready  1431
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44 !    lisn
45      10  Primary file
46      20  secondary file
47      30  to be merged
48      40  with filea
49      60  with others
50      ready  1431