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<refentry id="merge">
<refnamediv>
<refname>MERGE</refname>
<refpurpose>Copy and Combine Files to Standard Output</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>MERGE</command>
<arg choice="plain">
  &replstart;path&replend;
</arg>
<arg choice="plain">
 &repeatst; &replstart;path&replend; &repeaten;
</arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>

<refsect1><title>Description</title>
<para>
This command copies multiple input files specified by the pathlists
given as parameters to the standard output path. it is commonly
used to combine several files into a single output file. Data is
copied in the order the pathlists are given. MERGE does no output
line editing (such as automatic line feed). The standard output is
generally redirected to a file or device.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1><title>Examples</title>
<screen>
OS9: merge file1 file2 file3 file4 &gt;combined.file

OS9: merge compile.list asm.list &gt;/printer
</screen>
</refsect1>
</refentry>