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MELD(1)								       MELD(1)

NAME
       meld - Visual diff and merge tool for the GNOME Desktop

SYNOPSIS
       meld [options]
       meld [options] FILE1
       meld [options] DIR1
       meld [options] FILE1 FILE2 [FILE3]
       meld [options] DIR1 DIR2 [DIR3]

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

OPTIONS
       --auto-compare, -a
	      Automatically compare all differing files on startup.

       --auto-merge
	      Automatically merge files

       --comparison-file=<file>
	      Load a saved comparison from a Meld comparison file

       --diff FILE1|DIR1 FILE2|DIR2 [FILE3|DIR3]
	      Create a diff tab for the given files or directories.  Note that
	      "meld --diff FILE1 FILE2" is functionally	 equivalent  to	 "meld
	      FILE1  FILE2".  However, the --diff argument can be given multi‐
	      ple times for one invocation of meld which allows	 the  user  to
	      automatically  initiate  multiple	 diffs	when meld starts.  See
	      examples below.

       --help, -h
	      Print application help and usage.

       --label=<label>, -L <label>
	      Set application window title to <label>.

       --newtab, -n
	      Open the comparison as a new tab in an already-running instance.

       --output, -o
	      Sets the save path for the middle buffer in a  three-pane	 merge
	      view. This is useful for loading the middle buffer from one file
	      and saving it to another, for example in use as a	 version  con‐
	      trol merge helper.

       --unified, -u
	      Ignored for compatibility

       --version
	      Print application version and exit.

EXAMPLES
       meld
	      Run meld without initiating a diff.

       meld FILE1
	      Initiate a diff between FILE1 and the version-controlled copy of
	      FILE1.

       meld DIR1
	      Initiate a recursive diff	 between  DIR1	and  the  version-con‐
	      trolled copy of DIR1.

       meld FILE1 FILE2
	      Initiate a diff between FILE1 and FILE2.

       meld FILE1 FILE2 FILE3
	      Initiate a 3-way diff between FILE1, FILE2, and FILE3.

       meld DIR1 DIR2
	      Initiate a recursive diff between directory DIR1 and DIR2.

       meld DIR1 DIR2 DIR3
	      Initiate	a  recursive  3-way diff between directory DIR1, DIR2,
	      and DIR3.

       meld --diff FILE1 FILE2 --diff FILE3 FILE4
	      Initiate a diff between FILE1 and FILE2,	and  a	separate  diff
	      between FILE3 and FILE4.

BUGS
       If      you     find	a     bug,     please	  report     it	    at
       https://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=meld or mail a  descrip‐
       tion of the issue to meld-list@gnome.org.

AUTHORS
       See    the    AUTHORS	text	file	in    meld's	source	  code
       (http://git.gnome.org/browse/meld/tree/AUTHORS).

				 26 Sept 2010			       MELD(1)

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