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.\"      Date: 02/28/2024
.\"    Manual: GenomeTools Manual
.\"    Source: GenomeTools 1.6.5
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.TH "GT\-MERGE" "1" "02/28/2024" "GenomeTools 1\&.6\&.5" "GenomeTools Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
gt-merge \- Merge sorted GFF3 files in sorted fashion\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBgt merge\fR [option \&...] [GFF3_file \&...]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fB\-retainids\fR [\fIyes|no\fR]
.RS 4
when available, use the original IDs provided in the source file (memory consumption is proportional to the input file size(s)) (default: no)
.RE
.PP
\fB\-tidy\fR [\fIyes|no\fR]
.RS 4
try to tidy the GFF3 files up during parsing (default: no)
.RE
.PP
\fB\-o\fR [\fIfilename\fR]
.RS 4
redirect output to specified file (default: undefined)
.RE
.PP
\fB\-gzip\fR [\fIyes|no\fR]
.RS 4
write gzip compressed output file (default: no)
.RE
.PP
\fB\-bzip2\fR [\fIyes|no\fR]
.RS 4
write bzip2 compressed output file (default: no)
.RE
.PP
\fB\-force\fR [\fIyes|no\fR]
.RS 4
force writing to output file (default: no)
.RE
.PP
\fB\-help\fR
.RS 4
display help and exit
.RE
.PP
\fB\-version\fR
.RS 4
display version information and exit
.RE
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
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Report bugs to https://github\&.com/genometools/genometools/issues\&.