


PATHMERGE(8)                                         PATHMERGE(8)


NNAAMMEE
       pathmerge - merge sorted paths files

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       //uussrr//lliibb//mmaaiill//ppaatthhmmeerrggee _f_i_l_e _._._.

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       _P_a_t_h_m_e_r_g_e takes a set of sorted path files, as produced by
       _p_a_t_h_a_l_i_a_s(8), and generates on the standard output a merge
       of  the  path  information,  with  one path given for each
       hostname.  Precedence for paths goes to  the  files  given
       earlier  in the argument list.  One of the filenames given
       in the argument list can be  --  to  specify  the  standard
       input.

       As  an  example of the use of pathmerge, let's say that we
       have two files, _f_o_r_c_e_s  and  _p_a_t_h_s,  whose  contents  are,
       respectively:

              ihnp4    cbosgd!ihnp4!%s
              muts12   muts12!%s
              sun      sun!%s

       and

              cbosgd   cbosgd!%s
              ihnp4    ihnp4!%s
              sun      ames!sun!%s
              uunet    uunet!%s

       The command _`_`_p_a_t_h_m_e_r_g_e _f_o_r_c_e_s _p_a_t_h_s_'_' will produce on the
       standard output:

              cbosgd   cbosgd!%s
              ihnp4    cbosgd!ihnp4!%s
              muts12   muts12!%s
              sun      sun!%s
              uunet    uunet!%s

       For the purposes of pathmerge, a hostname is terminated by
       either  a  space, a tab, a colon or a newline.  The number
       of _f_i_l_e arguments is limited by the  number  of  available
       file  descriptors, as all of the files are opened and read
       simultaneously.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       _m_k_l_i_n_e(8), _m_k_s_o_r_t(8), _m_k_d_b_m(8), _s_m_a_i_l(5), _s_m_a_i_l(8), _m_k_p_a_t_h
       _(_8_) and _p_a_t_h_a_l_i_a_s(8).

CCOOPPYYRRIIGGHHTT
       Copyright(C)1987, 1988 Ronald S. Karr and Landon Curt Noll
       Copyright(C)1992 Ronald S. Karr
       See a file COPYING, distributed with the source  code,  or
       type  _s_m_a_i_l  _-_b_c  for distribution rights and restrictions



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PATHMERGE(8)                                         PATHMERGE(8)


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