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.\" @(#)pmerge.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
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.Dd June 6, 1993
.Dt PMERGE 1
.Os BSD 4
.Sh NAME
.Nm pmerge
.Nd pascal file merger
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm pmerge
.Ar name.p ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm Pmerge
assembles the named Pascal files into a single standard Pascal program.
The resulting program is listed on the standard output.
It is intended to be used to merge a collection of separately compiled
modules so that they can be run through
.Ic pi ,
or exported to other sites.
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /usr/tmp/MG* -compact
.It Pa /usr/tmp/MG*
Default temporary files.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr pc 1 ,
.Xr pi 1
.Rs
.%T "Berkeley Pascal User's Manual"
.Re
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm pmerge
command appeared in
.Bx 4.1 .
.Sh BUGS
Very minimal error checking is done,
so incorrect programs will produce unpredictable results.
Block comments should be placed after the keyword to which they refer
or they are likely to end up in bizarre places.