.TH zpm-merge 8 2019-02-18 "ZPM 0.6"
.SH NAME
zpm-merge \- copy packages from one database to another
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B zpm merge -f \fIpkgfile\fR
[
.B \-vFSauonO
]
[
.BI \-d target
]
[
.BI \-s status
]
.RI [ package ...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBzpm-merge\fR copies package information from one database
to another.  By default, file contents are not copied, but scripts
are.  All other metadata about the package is copied, and the status
is set to null.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\-f \fIpath\fR
specify the package file to find packages in, required
.TP
\-d \fIpath\fR
specify the target database, defaults to $ZPMDB
.TP
\-s \fIstatus\fR
set the status of the copied packages to \fIstatus\fR
.TP
\-v
increase the verbosity level by one, may be given multiple times
.TP
\-F
Also copy the file content.
.TP
\-S
Do not copy script file content.
.TP
\-a
Merge all packages.
.TP
\-u
update
.TP
\-n
newer
.TP
\-o
older
.TP
\-O
One at a time mode.  Each package will be copied in a single transaction,
and failure of one package to copy will not prevent other packages from
being copied.  Without this option, all the packages are copied in a
single transaction so that either all are copied or none are.
.SH EXAMPLES
.TP
zpm merge -f foo-1.0.3-1.zpm
Merge the the most recent package found in the foo-1.0.3-1.zpm file
into the local database specified by $ZPMDB.
.SH EXIT STATUS
0 on success non zero on failure
.SH FILES
/var/lib/zpm/local.db
.SH ENVIRONMENT
ZPMDB
.SH AUTHOR
Nathan Wagner
.SH SEE ALSO
zpm(8)