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meld


Information about the package, meld, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The meld package is designed for, Visual diff and merge tool.


Package Name:

meld

Summary:

Visual diff and merge tool

Description:

Meld is a GNOME 2 visual diff and merge tool. It integrates especially well with CVS. The diff viewer lets you edit files in place (diffs update dynamically), and a middle column shows detailed changes and allows merges. The margins show location of changes for easy navigation, and it also features a tabbed interface that allows you to open many diffs at once.

Architecture:

noarch

Version:

1.3.1

Release:

2.el6

Size:

723 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

GPLv2+



Handy Yum Commands for meld


Control the meld package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install meld

This command will install meld on the server.

yum remove meld

This command will un-install meld on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove meld, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove meld

This command will un-install meld on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove meld when using the -y flag.

yum update meld

This command will update meld to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove meld, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update meld

This command will update meld to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove meld when using the -y flag.

yum info meld

This command will show you core information about the meld package.

yum deplist meld

This command will show you the dependencies for meld. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.

yum check-update meld

This command will check if there is an update waiting on meld. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.