Top "Three-way-merge" questions

A three-way merge is a merge between a base version of a file and two diverged versions.

Why is a 3-way merge advantageous over a 2-way merge?

Wikipedia says a 3-way merge is less error-prone than a 2-way merge, and often times doesn't need user intervention. Why …

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Tool for 3-Way Binary (Hex) File Comparison?

I have a set of binary configuration files with three versions each -- an original, and two differently-modified versions of …

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