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combine -- combine files together (EXTERNAL) [v1.0]
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Written by Jeff Ding
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syntax: combine <input pathname1> [<input pathname2..5>]
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[-o<output pathname>] [-w<margin>]
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ex: combine text -m60
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combine game.part1 game.part2 game.3 -o game
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combine =.header =.doc -o documents
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'Combine' combines files together. The input file is always appended to
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the output file. A total of 5 input files on the same command line is
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supported. Wildcards are supported in the first two input files only.
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When using an output pathname, it is sometimes useful to use a wildcard in
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the input pathname. This allows you to append several files onto one
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output pathname.
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A special case happens when using two wildcards in the input files. The
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text matching the first wildcard is substituted into the second wildcard.
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This makes it possible to include a special header or footer file for each
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actual input file. The third example above demonstrates the use of a
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header file.
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Combine will work with any file type, but the files are treated only
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as raw collections of bytes. This means, for example, that if you
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combine two complete AWP files you will get a big mess. However,
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you can always use 'combine' to reconstruct files that have been
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split up using 'split'.
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Options are as follows:
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-o <pathname>: Copy of input file gets saved to this file. If
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not specified, output goes to the screen. If the
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file exists, the data will be appended and the type
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not modified. If the output file does not exist,
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it will be created with the same type as the original
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file.
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-w <margin>: wrap margin. Affects output to the screen only. This
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forces a carriage return when either the margin or
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a space within 9 characters of the margin is reached.
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Allowed values are 0 through 255. A 0 value has the
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same effect as not using the option.
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(see also: split)
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