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NAME
       mergechanges - merge multiple changes files

SYNOPSIS
       mergechanges [-d] [-f] [-S] [-i] file1 file2 [file...]

DESCRIPTION
       mergechanges  merges  two  or  more .changes files, merging the Architecture, Description and
       Files (and Checksums-*, if present) fields of the two.  There are checks made to ensure  that
       the  changes files are from the same source package and version and use the same changes file
       Format.  The first changes file is used as the basis and the information from the later  ones
       is merged into it.

       The  output  is normally written to stdout.  If the -f option is given, the output is written
       to package_version_multi.changes instead, in the same directory as  the  first  changes  file
       listed.

       If  the  -d option is given and the output is generated successfully, the input files will be
       deleted.

       If the -i or --indep option is given, source packages and architecture-independent (Architec‐
       ture: all) packages are included in the output, but architecture-dependent packages are not.

       If the -S or --source option is given, only source packages are included in the output.

AUTHOR
       Gergely  Nagy  <algernon AT debian.org>,  modifications  by Julian Gilbey <jdg AT debian.org>, Mark
       Hymers <mhy AT debian.org>, Adam  D.  Barratt  <adam AT adam-barratt.uk>,  and  Simon  McVittie
       <smcv AT debian.org>.



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