# mergechanges(1) - man - phpMan

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



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