| Switch |
Description |
| --app-settings-file |
Application settings file to use instead of default
location |
| --app-settings-file-read-only |
Makes the settings file read-only |
| -c |
Do a diff with 3 lines of context (imply
export=unixpatch) |
| -C | --context |
Context diff, with specified number of context
lines |
| --cli |
(Unix only) Forces the application to behave as
a console only application
On Windows, an application cannot mix console and
graphical applicative interface. For this reason, there
are two applications: merge.exe
(console) and guimerge.exe
(graphical). |
| --default |
Takes options from default options set. If no
options set is selected (--default, --factory,
--options-set or --doc-settings), default options set
will be used.
|
| --doc-settings |
Document settings template (.ecmt), used to specify
comparison, sources, export options
|
| -E | --embed |
Embed sub-reports, exclusive with -x (embedded
reports have necessarily the same format as folder
report) |
| --encoding0 |
Base item should use this as the preferred
encoding
|
| --encoding1 |
Source item should use this as the preferred
encoding
|
| --encoding2 |
Target item should use this as the preferred
encoding
|
| -X | --export |
Export format, one of: unixpatch, xml or html |
| -O |
--export-to |
Destination path for the export |
| -F | --force |
Forces creation of result file in quiet mode/sip
mode, even if already existing. |
| --factory |
Takes options from factory settings, else default
options set is used for command line comparison. |
| -H | --help |
Display usage info. |
|
-w[-] |
--ignore-all-space[-]
|
Forces to ignore spaces during comparisons (-w) or to
take them into account (-w-) |
| -i[-] | --ignore-case[-] |
Forces case insensitive (-i) or sensitive (-i-)
comparisons |
| --ignore-eol[-] |
Forces to ignore end of lines (--ignore-eol) or to
take them into account during comparisons
(--ignore-eol-) |
| -l |
--lockedui |
Locks user interface for what is asked, only quit or
save is available |
| -L | --language |
User interface language, one from:
es, en,
fr, de or
it currently (fixes also the language
used to generate reports) |
| --mode |
Start mode, one from: view, edit, diff2, diff3,
merge2 or merge3
- view : view the file
- edit : edit the file
- diff2 : shows differences between two files or
folders
- diff3 : shows differences between two files or
folders and a common ancestor, letting ancestor
hidden
- merge2 : merges two files or folders
side-by-side
- merge3 : merges two files or folders with a
common ancestor, letting the ancestor hidden
|
| -N |
--no=keyword1[,...] |
Tells to answer No to all the pre-defined questions
cited in the value (such as
"--no=fm-rm-file,fm-rm-folder" to
disable all deletion operations).
See the keywords in Questions/Answers
string. |
| --normal |
Normal diff, without context |
| --options-set |
Takes options from named options set, else default
options set is used for command line comparison. |
| --pdl-script |
URL to a script to execute after loading initial
document but before initializing UI and realizing
export or merge operation |
| --pdl-script-text |
script body to be executed just
after pdl-script, usually a
function call |
| --prompt |
When an action needs additional parameters, prompt
the user. By default, prompt is disabled and the default
will occur (generally skipping the action) |
| -q | --quiet |
Silent, for merges only, if a conflict is detected,
returns exit code 1, if merged OK, exit code 0, other
codes are errors |
| -R |
--recursive |
Makes operation recursive |
| -T |
--report-title |
Title of the report |
| --sip |
Silent if possible, for merges, show interface only
if a conflict is detected, if merged OK, exit code 0,
other codes are errors |
| --scope |
Scope for the exports. Supported values are: all or
bookmarks |
| --script |
URL to a script to execute after loading initial
document and initializing graphical UI if any |
| --script-text |
script body to be executed after
script, usually a function call |
| --serial-number |
Licence key to use during the given execution. When
provided, this licence is used rather than the one in the
configuration file. The configuration file is not
touched, therefore next execution will use either the
configuration file serial or a new serial provided by
--serial-number. |
| --stdout-encoding |
Encoding to use when text is generated to stdout |
| -x |
--sub-export |
Export format, one of: unixpatch, xml or html |
| --threads |
Number of threads to use (specify 0 to force factory
setting, which is the number of processors plus one) |
|
--title0
|
Base item should use this title
|
|
--title1
|
Source item should use this title
|
|
--title2
|
Target item should use this title
|
| -o | --to |
Destination path of the current action
|
|
--to-encoding
|
Encoding for the result item
|
|
--to-title
|
Title for the result item
|
| -u |
Do a diff with 3 lines of unified context (imply
export=unixpatch) |
| -U | --unified |
Unified diff, with specified number of unified
context lines |
| --version |
Display version info. |
| --watch-merge |
Forces Ellié Computing Merge to always compute
its program return code from the merge of the initial
document (0 if totally merged, i.e., executing a merge
operation would not do anything and would signal no
error, 1 else) |
| -S | --xsl |
When using post-processed XML output, specifies the
XSL stylesheet to use |
| -Y |
--yes=keyword1[,...] |
Tells to answer Yes to all the pre-defined questions
cited in the value (such as
"--yes=fm-unlock-item" to let items be
unlocked without prompt).
See the keywords in Questions/Answers
string. |
